Vietnam keeps borders shut to foreign tourists
Vietnam’s inbound tourism services would only be resumed once safety conditions are met.
Vietnam’s inbound tourism services would only be resumed once safety conditions are met.
The resumption of international air services will breathe life into Vietnam's tourism industry, which has been hard hit by Covid-19.
The volume of passengers in 2020 would plunge 46% to 43 million passengers compared to 2019, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The Transport Ministry has been assigned to arrange the repatriation of foreigners who wish to leave Vietnam.
Local airlines could see a decline in revenue of up to VND65 trillion (US$2.7billion) due to the pandemic, much higher than an earlier estimate of VND30 trillion (US$1.27 billion).
Domestic flights will be limited while many types of road passenger transport are not allowed except for goods transport.
The number of Vietnamese people returning home is on the rise, surpassing 1,000 over the last few days.