Foreign tourists walk along a beach in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, November 2022. (Photo:vnexpress) The risewas seen despite a sharp rise in airfares, with statisticsshowing a 25% increase in economy fares to Vietnam year on year, while airfaresto Thailand are up 50%.
Thenumber of international passengers going through Vietnamese airports in thefirst two months of this year reached 4.7 million, up 1,959% year-on-year,according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.
Vietnam received 3.6 million foreign tourists last year, around20% of pre-pandemic levels.
Thecountry targets to welcome about 8 million foreign tourist arrivals this year.
Ministerof Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung said that to achieve this year’starget, the entire industry is determined to implement the Prime Minister'sconclusion at the conference to promote attracting international tourists toVietnam.
Accordingly,the sector will coordinate more closely with relevant ministries, especiallythe Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry ofForeign Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to create a favourablemechanism to welcome international tourists.
To attract international visitors, ministries, sectors, andlocalities must innovate and diversify products, he said, adding that thetourism authorities have just set a target that each locality must have aunique tourism product and pay more attention to regional linkages./.
VNA
