The US magazine Travel Leisure has recently named Vietnam one of the 12 most amazing yet affordable honeymoon destinations for newlyweds.

Vietnam welcomed over 2.35 million international visitors in the first 10 months of this year, 18.8 times higher than the figure in the same period last year, but still down 83.7% compared with the pre-pandemic level in 2019.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan will host the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 with the focus on promoting green tourism.

Vietnam received 1.65 million international arrivals in the first nine months of the year

Hoteliers were concerned over their business performance during the fourth quarter of the year and the Tet holiday due to staffing shortages amid the tourism industry regaining strong growth momentum.

India has emerged as a tourism market that boasts huge potential as it supplies a steady source of visitors to regional countries, including Australia, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was 1.65 million in January-September 2022, while the yearly target is 5 million, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

With its year-round warm tropical climate, breathtakingly beautiful scenery, and exciting culture, Vietnam is gradually becoming an attractive destination for German tourists.

Vietnam was among top 10 most popular destinations for Australian travelers in July, with more than 18,500 Australians visiting the Southeast Asian country in the month, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Vietnam has recently been listed in the world's 10 most incredible destinations which are surprisingly cheap to visit by Canadian travel magazine The Travel, along with Laos and Indonesia.

The Tourism Information Technology Center (TITC) under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said in a recent report that the domestic tourism market has fully recovered.

Vietnam has welcomed more than 1.44 million international arrivals in the first eight months of 2022, a 13.7-fold rise from a year earlier, thanks to the reopening to foreign tourists and the resumption of international air routes, data showed.

Since March 15 this year, Vietnam has set a course for full recovery of international tourism. However so far, the numbers of international visitors are still very modest.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022 on September 7, launched to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Vietnam continues to be among the top destinations with the fastest tourism growth in the world, with a monthly increase of 50-70% from the beginning of 2022.

Canadian pop/rock band The Moffatts has visited Sa Pa, a famous tourist destination in the northern province of Lao Cai about 320 kilometres from Hanoi, and shot a music video to promote tourism.

The local tourism industry is currently devising ways to iron out snags in attracting foreign visitors to the country, as the number of foreign arrivals during the first half of the year was far below the set target.

Vietnam is scheduled to host the 2022 Mekong Tourism Forum, themed “Rebuild Tourism, Rebound with Resilience”, from October 9 – 14, the first in-person meeting of the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) destinations since the pandemic began in 2019.

Consecutive petroleum price hikes so far this year have further burdened travel firms in Vietnam which are trying to gradually recover after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Five Vietnamese destinations were named among the Top 10 leading cities and islands in the Southeast Asian region, as announced by US magazine Travel + Leisure’s Asia’s Best Awards 2022.