
FOREIGN VISITORS TO VN UP 22.9% IN NINE MONTHS
As many as 11.6 million foreign visitors to Viet Nam in the first nine months of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%, according to the General Statistics O…

HO TRAM CONDOTEL TO BENEFIT FROM NEW TRAVEL TRENDS
Nha Trang, Danang, and Phu Quoc are witnessing a boom in the condotel business segment. However, in Vietnam, the trend now is of short trips and self-di…

VIETNAM HOTEL MARKET ATTRACTS FOREIGN INVESTORS
The hotel market has been growing quickly, with the number of projects developed by foreign investors and managed by foreign brands increasing from 30…

LOCAL F&B FIRMS EXPAND TO COUNTER FOREIGN COMPETITION
Local food and beverage (F&B) firms are expanding operations and upgrading the management technology and production lines in response to foreign co…

VISA WAIVER FOR WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES EXTENDED
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed to extend the visa waiver for visitors from five Western European countries to three years, starting from early Jul…

VIETNAM’S LARGEST CASINO TO OPEN GATES NEXT YEAR
Macau’s biggest junket operator Suncity Group Holdings Ltd. is undaunted in its ambition to start operating Vietnam’s largest casino in the central province…

EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE AMONG PRIORITY FDI SECTORS IN 2018-2030
New-generation FDI attraction for 2018-2030 will focus on education and healthcare, the sectors making the most added value, in addition to financial servi…

OPEN VISA POLICY URGED TO MAKE VIETNAM’S TOURISM MORE ATTRACTIVE
Industry insiders have urged the Government to further open up visa policy for foreign tourists to make Vietnam’s hospitality industry more attractive. Vietn…