The southern island city of Phu Quoc, a major tourist destination in Vietnam, on December 20 welcomed the first flights from Singapore of Scoot airline and a China Eastern Airlines flight from China’s Xi'an.
The Ha Long International Cruise Port received two luxury super cruise ships on November 12, bringing more than 4,700 tourists from Europe and the United States to Ha Long Bay and other tourist attractions in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Currently, there are approximately 100 flights from more than 150 countries and territories worldwide to Phú Quốc each week, including many direct ones from the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Malaysia, and Thailand.
Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage Site, has re-opened some tourist spots to welcome back foreign visitors from September 10 after being impacted by typhoon Yagi.
During the National Day holiday on September 2, several amusement and entertainment venues in Ho Chi Minh City will operate at full capacity and offer special promotions.
The Vietnamese pearl island of Phu Quoc off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang received 63,116 international tourists, up 27.4% year on year, reported the provincial Department of Tourism.
