The country is estimated to have handled 21.5 million foreign arrivals and served 135.5 million domestic trips, while total tourism revenue surpassed VND1 quadrillion ($40 billion) for the first time.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) identified four airports in the northern region expected to be directly affected by the typhoon, namely Noi Bai, Van Don, Cat Bi, and Tho Xuan.
This is a strategic move to attract high-end international tourists, particularly those from the US and Australia, boosting Vietnam’s reputation as a diverse tourism hub.
This marks the first time a Vietnamese site has received transboundary World Heritage status, resulting from the joint submission of the nomination dossier by Vietnam and Laos to UNESCO
This is Vietnam’s 9th world heritage and second inter-provincial world heritage, after Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city.