The business activities of the tourism industry in Ho Chi Minh City are flourishing, and they are ready for th...
The business activities of the tourism industry in Ho Chi Minh City are flourishing, and they are ready for the new business season.
Tourism in Ho Chi Minh City is prosperous
Nguyên Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City, said that in March 2023, the business situation of the tourism industry will also prosper when tourism businesses have resumed their normal activities. Revenues from travel services in March 2023 will reach 728 billion VND, up 19.3% from the previous month, up 94.1% from the same period. The cumulative increase over 3 months increased by 84.5% over the same period. Since revenues in this sector are only about 1%, they have a negligible impact on the overall level.
Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry aims to welcome 5 million international visitors and 35 million national visitors in 2023
Many travel units and businesses also promote services activities to prepare for the great tourist season such as the holidays of April 30 and May 1, summer 2023...
Recently, Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry has also hosted international delegations with a large number of visitors from the United States, China, Korea and Japan. In the famous tourist destinations of Ho Chi Minh City such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Post Office, Independence Palace ... A large number of international tourists come to visit, take pictures, explore the local culture from individuals to groups. The tourist services of the city center such as jeeps, 2-storey buses, river buses are still chosen by many foreign tourists.
A representative of Saigontourist said that since the beginning of the year, the unit has continuously served international delegations in Ho Chi Minh City by air, sea and river from many markets around the world such as Asia, Europe, Australia, America...
Stabilization of service prices and long-term pricing will help travel companies develop more stable and long-term travel programs to offer to all foreign visitors, not just Chinese tourists.
Objective to welcome 5 million visitors
According to Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, in order to increase tourism revenues in 2023, Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry decided to focus on implementing Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism development strategy by 2030 with 4 main objectives: Continue to improve and diversify the city’s tourism products, attach importance to the development and promotion of typical tourism products; promote the stimulation of tourism and exploit digital applications in tourism; welcomed 5 million international visitors, 35 million national visitors with a total tourism revenue of 160,000 billion dong.
The Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City continues to create favorable conditions for the reopening of international tourism through solutions aimed at strengthening the exploitation and promotion of the potentials and strengths of tourism development actors. Connect tourism development between Ho Chi Minh City and nearly 50 provinces and cities across the country, create access conditions for localities and businesses, introduce products, stimulate domestic tourism.
According to Mr. Nguyen Khoa Luan, director of the travel company Viet Photo Hop on - Hop off Vietnam to attract more international visitors, one of the important factors is that immigration visas must be more open. The longer the stay, the more the tourism industry and the economy benefit.
In this regard, the government has just submitted a proposal to the National Assembly to include a number of new policies in the area of entry management, the exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam in the joint resolution of the National Assembly at its fifth session (5 May 2023). This solution should have a positive impact on attracting more international tourists and investors to Vietnam.
Via Bao Cong thuong