Travel firms and agents have begun selling tours to China with departure time in April, including both road and air tours. More orders will come if the first tours go smoothly.

Outbound tours are preferred by Vietnamese travelers for the upcoming holiday starting April 29, according to travel agents and tour operators.

From the 1,600 islands of Ha Long Bay to the world’s largest cave, Viet Nam is now taking steps to make its future more sustainable, noted Euronews, an European television news network, in its article.

Localities and travel firms all are ready to receive large groups of travelers from China. The goal to attract 8 million foreign travelers this year appears feasible.

Vietnam has been officially added to the list of countries to which Chinese nationals can travel on outbound tours from March 15.

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam remains modest after one year of tourism reopening.

Travel firms think the current visa policy is affecting the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam. The number of countries with visa waiver remains modest, and the length of visa is too short.

VN will expand the list of countries eligible for visa exemptions and extend the duration of stay for international tourists as part of the efforts to support the tourism sector, PM Pham Minh Chinh said.

Chinese travel firms have firmly backed the recovery of the Vietnamese market and are actively preparing tourism products in a bid to capitalise on opportunities during the upcoming holiday.

Vietnam plans to receive 8 million foreign travelers in 2023, the same level as Cambodia. But airlines and traveler firms are complaining about poor patronage.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online national conference on tourism on March 15, which is aimed at accelerating recovery and development of the sector.

Vietnamese travel firms say partners have begun contacting them to ask for information about tours after China announced the resumption of group tours to Vietnam beginning March 15.

The situation has not only cost the business time and human resources, but also significant financial damage.

Many people believe that Vietnam’s tourism industry should make further efforts to draw international tourists from markets such as India, Australia and Southeast Asia.

The reopening of group tours to Vietnam has been welcomed by Chinese people and travel firms.

Vietnam should revise its inefficient visa policy or it will lose out to regional neighbours in attracting foreign travelers, said experts at a recent seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Chinese Government has decided to add Vietnam into the list of countries to which China’s group tours can be conducted starting from March 15, according to Peng Shituan, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam.

Travel+Leisure magazine of the United States has named Vietnam among its list of the Top 21 life-changing trips holiday goers should experience at least once.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued Decision No. 440/QD-BVHTTDL on Vietnam Tourism Marketing Strategy to 2030.

Vietnam was unable to meet its goal of welcoming five million international tourists in 2022.