UK travel magazine Expedia has listed Vietnam among its Top 5 international destinations that visitors should visit this summer.

Many things need to be done to entice foreign travelers and persuade them to spend more money. In addition to an open visa policy, Vietnam needs to advertise its beautiful attractions, especially Ha Long Bay, as Vietnam's 'Bali'.

The ’Bình Thuan-Green Convergence’ themed programme seeks to drive green growth and promote tourism development through collaboration with other economic sectors for sustainable progress.

A workshop on Vietnamese tourism and carriers, co-hosted by Vietnam Airlines and travel operator Thien Minh Group (TMG), took place in Tokyo on March 24, gathering 80 travel companies and airlines from both nations.

Taking full advantage of non-stop air routes from New Delhi and Mumbai to Da Nang which were just launched in late 2022, the central provinces of Da Nang, Quang Nam and Hue are running a race to lure Indian travelers.

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.