Phu Quoc Island is an ideal choice for travel and long-term relaxation, with a complete visa exemption policy for international visitors, a temporary stay of up to 30 days, a populous and rich nature, and impressive architecture.
The government of Vietnam decided to temporarily suspend visa exemption for citizens from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, and Spain amid complicated Covid-19 outbreak.
South Korean citizens who want to enter Vietnam will have to obtain a suitable visa type issued by Vietnam.
Despite the desperate call for visa exemption for international tourists from the private sector, state management bodies insisted that it did not affect the visitor flow into Vietnam.
World class U.S. companies including Microsoft, Cisco, FedEx, Coca-Cola, and Visa are promoting the integration of Vietnam’s leading small and medium sized enterprises into the global supply chain.
The visa-free policy that is applicable to German, French, British, Italian and Spanish would be renewed from the first day of July 2018 for a three-year period.
If there are stricter visa regulations, the growth of Vietnam’s tourism would be slow down, according to deputy head of mission at the British embassy in Vietnam Steph Lysaght.
If the obstacles in visa-related issue are not removed, Vietnam’s objective to develop its tourism into the key economic sector by 2020 could not be realized, according to Vietstar Airlines Deputy General Director Luong Hoai Nam.
As the visa waiver program for five European countries is to come to an end on June 30 this year, Vice President of Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board Kenneth Atkinson talks to TheLEADER on whether this cheme will be extended.
A lot of experts and local tourism enterprises estimate that visa exemption for foreign visitors to Vietnam will help promote this industry and create a sustainable growth.
Vietnam ranks 28th in the world for its favourable conditions for tourism development. However, it is still stuck at number 113 for its policies and number 111 for its tourism service system.
An industry group calls for a 5-year extension to the visa waiver scheme for certain European tourists, expiring this month.
