Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries, agencies and localities to promote tourism development with the aim of gaining the double-digit economic growth.

In an official dispatch issued on April 10, the PM noted that priorities should be given to accelerating tourism promotion, diversifying and improving tourism products and services, accelerating digital transformation and green transition in tourism development, and enhancing accessibility and convenience for tourists.

He also required for studying and applying flexible and convenient visa policies for tourists.

Vietnam welcomed over 2.05 million foreign tourists in March, a 29% increase compared to the same period last year, thus bringing the total international arrivals in the first quarter of 2025 to a new quarterly record of 6 million.

Revenue from travel and tourism services in Q1 2025 was estimated at VND21.5 trillion ($860 million), marking an 18.3 per cent year-on-year increase.