The article highlighted that more and more countries are deciding to waive visa requirements to encourage travellers to choose them as destinations for their getaway. For authorities, it is a way to boost tourism, while for vacationers, it is a way to save time, money and hassle.

The ancient imperial capital of Hue is a renowned tourist destination in Vietnam.

The traditional pho, floating markets in the Mekong Delta, mountainous town of Sa Pa and imperial capital of Hue helped Vietnam lure some 12.6 million visitors from all over the world last year, far from its goal of 8 million travellers.

Most of the tourists came from the Republic of Korea, China, China’s Taiwan and Japan.

The result was spurred by Vietnam’s extension of its electronic visa system, making the process much simpler for visitors, and above all, providing authorisation to enter the country for 90 days as compared with 30 previously.

At the same time, Vietnam extended its visa waiver to 13 countries, allowing their nationals to stay in the country up to 45 days as compared with 15 previously without applying an entry document. These include Germany, the Republic of Korea, France, the UK, Italy and Spain. In the last quarter of 2023, the number of tourists from the countries surged 90% for Spain, 68% for Italy, 48.6% for the UK and 52% for France.

The writing said visa exemption is a policy to stimulate economic growth in the countries concerned. In addition, it is a motive for visitors to make future travel plans.

Bac Giang promptly prepares for 2024 Culture – Tourism Week

BAC GIANG – The Permanent Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Mai Son cum Head of the Organization Board for 2024 Culture – Tourism Week on January 8 chaired a meeting to review the task implementation.

Vietnamese grandmaster wins Bullet Brawl chess tournament

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Tuan Minh has emerged victorious in this year’s first weekly Bullet Brawl arena, an online tournament where titled players competed for a piece of the 1,000 USD prize fund.

Vietnamese, Lao PMs tour Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse guided visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse in their tour of Ngoc Son Temple and around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on January 7.

Various activities take place in ethnic culture and tourism villages in January

A series of cultural activities are being held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism at Dong Mo, Hanoi throughout January to celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, the nation’s biggest festival.

Da Nang continues to hold fireworks festival to stimulate tourism

The Da Nang Municipal People’s Committee and Sun Group have agreed to continue to organise the 2024 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival.

Source: VNA