Restaurants and hotels have complained about labor shortages after Covid-19, but students at tourism faculties fear they won't be able to find a job.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) plans to set a target of welcoming eight million foreign visitors and 102 million domestic tourists next year, earning an estimated revenue of VND650,000 billion in the process.

Although Vietnam reopened its borders soon after the COVID-19 pandemic was brought under control, international tourist arrivals have been modest due to a number of bottlenecks, experts heard at a national conference on the issue.

Vietnamese tourism and airline services have not recovered as expected despite the country’s early opening for tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam increased sharply in the last months of 2022.

Prestigious international travel magazine Far & Wide has placed Vietnam in fifth position on its list of the 10 friendliest nation in the world.

Travel firms have entered the sprint in selling tours as Tet holiday will start in about one month. However, sales have been going slowly.

Vietnamese and South Korean tourism authorities inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) strengthening bilateral cooperation in tourism on December 16, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam’s sea tourism has been growing rapidly, but  localities need to develop their own sustainable tourism products, experts said at a recent seminar.

Da Nang hosted 3.7 million visitors, of which 483,000 came from abroad, between March and November.

Vietnam’s tourism industry should not focus on the number of tourists but the revenue it earns, experts have said.

Domestic tourism is strongly bouncing back, recording more than 100 million visitors so far this year, higher than all forecasts and up 1.5 times compared to the yearly target of 60 million.

Vietnam welcomed 2.95 million foreign visitors in January-November 2022, 21.1 times up year on year, but still down 81.9% compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

The country welcomed 2.95 million foreign visitors during the initial 11 months of the year, a figure 21.1 times higher compared to the same period from last year, but still down 81.9% compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

According to the World Tourism Organization, Indians spent $22.9 billion traveling abroad in 2019 and the figure was estimated to reach $42 billion by 2024, $45 billion by 2025 and about $91 billion by 2030.

The domestic tourism market was a lifesaver during the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, but local spending on tourism is still low and needs a boost, experts have warned.

With a population of 1.4 billion, India has emerged as a market for Vietnam’s tourism after the absence of Chinese travelers.

AFAR magazine, a print and digital publication focused on experiential travel, has listed Vietnam among the top seven exciting new retreats throughout Asia.

The collaboration with technology platforms and tourism business sectors will bolster efforts to quickly adapt and take advantage of digital transformation effectively.

Vietnam has been named as the world leading heritage destination at the World Travel Awards 2022.