Speaking at the ceremony, VTA Permanent Vice Chairman Vu The Binh said over the past two years, over 2 million direct and millions of indirect workers have become unemployed due to the pandemic. In 2020 and the first half of 2021, a series of tourism stimulus programmes were launched whenever the pandemic was controlled.

Vietnam's tourism sector is expected to recover soon.

Via the programme, the organising board wants to raise public awareness of safe travelling and create trust among tourists about selected travel companies that meet criteria for welcoming guests amid the pandemic, he said.

Binh added that, in the foreseeable future, the tourism sector will adopt six principles and build safety criteria for tourists and travel companies.

According to a plan issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the sector will launch communications campaigns to stimulate tourism with the messages “Vietnamese people travel Vietnam”, “Vietnam's safe and attractive tourism” while piloting a programme to welcome foreign visitors back to Phu Quoc island city in the southern province of Kien Giang, then expanding to other destinations, including Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam, Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa and Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

The ministry highlighted three important factors in the new normal, including vaccinations for residents and workers in the sector, ensuring safety of destinations and lodging facilities, and creating favourable conditions for domestic and international visitors having vaccination certificates.

Yen Dung develops tourism in connection with culture preservation

(BGO) – To gradually make tourism become local economic sector, Yen Dung district (Bac Giang province) defines to develop three major tourism products of spiritual – cultural tourism; ecotourism – resort; entertainment, leisure, sports and other ones with deep traditional cultural identities in the area.

World-class complexes help Vietnam establish itself in global tourism

Across Vietnam, major entertainment complexes like Sun World Ba Na Hills, Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park, and Sun World Ha Long Complex have attracted millions of visitors, helping the country be known in the global entertainment map.

Bac Giang to build 606 ha tourism urban area and golf course on Nham Bien mountain

(BGO) – The Nham Bien mountain range (Bac Giang province) will be zoned off as the sport and tourism service, golf course and resort, ecotourism and urban residential area with total planning area of 606 ha.

Son Dong invests to build road to Khe Ro ecotourism site

(BGO) – To recover the travel difficulties due to degraded road, minimize traffic accident and gradually complete traffic network to serve local socio economic development, especially ecotourism sites, Son Dong district (Bac Giang province) has invested to revamp and upgrade the road from national road No.31 to Khe Ro ecotourism site in An Lac commune.

Vietnam aims among world’s top 50 countries with highest tourism competitiveness

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung recently signed a decision to promulgate the ‘Action programme on tourism development for the 2021-2025 period’.

Source: NDO/VNA