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Despite strict pandemic control measures, the aviation industry shows signs of a rebound According to figures from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), from December 29 to January 10, local air carriers completed 4,480 flights with 547,000 passengers, posting a seat occupancy rate of 64 per cent. On the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines’ ticket booking website, many flights on the Ho Chi Minh City-Hanoi route had sold out all economy-class tickets since January 15. The number of passengers flying from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, as well as localities in the Central Highlands and northern regions, has bounced back strongly with the seat occupancy rate surpassing 70 per cent. According to the CAAV, about 140,000 Vietnamese would come back home for Lunar New Year. According to Dinh Viet Thang, chief of the CAAV, the travel demand from people on these routes saw a strong rebound. This was also attested by reports from booking systems at several … [Read more...] about Aviation and travel sectors ready to catch rebound wave

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has announced the cancellation of its biennial coffee festival scheduled for March next year due to the continuing COVID-19 outbreak. Models in ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) at a fashion show, one of highlights of the 6th Ao Dai Festival in HCM City last year. — VNA/VNS Photo The 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will instead be held in 2022. The national festival commemorates the Buon Ma Thuot Victory and liberation of Dak Lak on March 10, 1975. The previous festival in 2019 featured a wide range of activities such as an exhibition on global coffee history, a Vietnamese speciality coffee quality competition, the Buon Don elephant festival, and a conference on investment promotion, attracting more than 50,000 visitors, including 6,000 foreigners. HCM City’s annual Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) Festival could be held online in October, according to the Department of Tourism. The event has been rescheduled … [Read more...] about Festivals cancelled, postponed due to coronavirus fears

Passenger trials IATA e-health passport (Photo: Vietnam+) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam is on the way to re-open the sky when Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province welcomed passengers on the first international flight, piloting the Health Ministry’s seven-day concentrated medical quarantine programme on September 4. This is considered a premise for the tourisms sector to implement the Politburo’s direction on piloting welcoming foreign visitors to a number of tourism centres capable of controlling the pandemic, such as Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) in the coming time. How has the tourism sector prepared for the recovery? Paving way for foreign tourists Many countries have started to allow their citizens to use “vaccine passports” (COVID-19 vaccine vaccination certificate) for domestic travel and other activities. Exports believe that the certificate plays an important role in domestic and international travel in the future as the resumption of travelling and trading in … [Read more...] about Post social distancing: digitalization of tourism itinerary ready to welcome visitors

Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam remains an attractive destination for foreign investors, including those from Singapore, thanks to the Government’s concerted efforts and measures to improve business climate and the expansion of free trade agreements, according to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year, the diplomat highlighted that Singapore has been the leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam for two consecutive years, with money injected into a wide range of areas such as financial and insurance services, manufacturing, real estate, and whole sale and retail trade. The Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) are the cornerstone of Singapore’s economic engagement with Vietnam, he said, adding they have attracted … [Read more...] about Vietnam – a magnet for Singaporean investors: Ambassador