As Vietnam is open to international travellers, with no self-isolation, the New Zealand Herald daily has pointed out 10 reasons why the country is worth visiting.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam jumped 70.6 percent month-on-month in May, following the removal of travel restrictions and over two weeks of SEA Games 31 competitions, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has jumped eight steps despite two years of slowdown caused by the pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest study.

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The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has increased rapidly with 252,000 arrivals after the government reopened borders on March 15, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

A number of upscale hotel brands have come to Vietnam in anticipation of a tourism boom in the future.

During the recent holidays from April 30 to May 3, a total revenue from the country's tourism sector reached about US$962 million with a record of around five million domestic visitors showing a strong revival of the smokeless industry.

Since early 2022, provinces within the tourism development cooperation cluster in the Eastern Mekong Delta have been welcoming increasing numbers of visitors as the nation shifts to safely adapts to the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Many destinations across the country are now offering attractive invitations for investors in green tourism projects that bring more sustainable value to the environment, indigenous communities, and local economies.

Many international cruise lines are set to carry passengers to Vietnam during the peak travel season in late 2022, according to several major cruise tourism companies.

The launch of Vietnam’s first-ever national digital platform for tourism business and management is scheduled in November 2022, after being used in 5-10 provinces and cities.

After three years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the psychology and tastes of tourists have changed. There has been a rise of green tourism products and tourism programs associated with health care.

Vietnam is the leading country in Southeast Asia in terms of the number of Korean visitors, with 4.3 million arrivals in 2019. Half of them visited the central city of Da Nang.

“We are losing in the home market. Hotel owners feel pain when having to pay commissions of 30 percent to foreign companies,” said Ngo Minh Duc, founder and president of GOTADI.

Twenty Thai tour operators will come to Vietnam in early April to survey tour programs and bring Thai visitors to the country after two years of suspension induced by the Covid pandemic.

British travel magazine Wanderlust has recently listed Vietnam among the 20 most ideal destinations in March with recommendations of long-term stays, wild world exploration, festivities and flower seasons.

The situation in Russia may affect the number of tourists to Vietnam and Thailand, favorite destinations for Russians in Southeast Asia.

With the country officially re-opening tourism both domestic and international on March 15, green tourism has been made the theme of the Visit Vietnam Year 2022, to be hosted by the central coastal province of Quang Nam.

The last 300 Russian tourists left Cam Ranh City in the southern coastal province of Khanh Hoa on Thursday.