Vietnam News Agency -According to the National Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam’s tourism industry is striving to achieve domestic tourists andInternational touristThe number of people has reached 110 million and 18 million, and the tourism operating income of about 84.0 trillion Yue Shield (equivalent to RMB 247 billion) is the goal.To achieve this goal, Vietnam’s tourism industry needs breakthrough, open, and more convenient visa policy.
At present, Vietnam implements visa -free visa for citizens in 25 countries, including 13 countries unilaterally visa -free.Since mid-August 2023, Vietnam has decided to issue electronic visas (E-VISA) to all countries and regions, and extend the stay period from 30 days to 90 days.The stay period of visa -free national citizens has been extended to 45 days.The electronic visa policy has created more convenient conditions for Vietnamese tourism to attract tourists.
According to data from the General Administration of Statistics, there were more than 1.5 million international tourists traveling to Vietnam in February 2024, an increase of 1.3%month -on -month, a year -on -year increase of 64.1 24 years ago.In the same period, it increased by 68.7%, equivalent to 98.5%before the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia.
TourismExperts said that the visa policy has become a weapon for improving Vietnam’s competitiveness and attracting international tourists.
Huang Renzheng, director of the Secretariat of the Tourism Consulting Committee (TAB) Secretariat, said that open and long -term visa policies will make Vietnam more attractive in the eyes of international tourists.Vietnam TourismDevelop and improve Vietnam’s competitiveness.
Experts and tourism companies in the bank believe that in order to promote the tourism industry’s breakthrough, Vietnam should continue to relax the visa policy to create a competitive advantage comparable to countries in the region.
The leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating the negotiations of various ministries and commissions to give bilateral visas to 15 countries. At the same time, it is negotiating with bilateral visa exemptions in 80 countries and mutual benefit of diplomatic and official passports.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to promote the negotiation and signing of international treaties with visa exemption from many countries; cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security to propose a suggestion to expand unilateral visa -free lists; it is recommended that the Ministry of Public Security further improve the electronic visa issuance policy and technical infrastructure.
