With the world gradually coming out of the restrictions, it’s true to say that Vietnamese are hungry to be free to travel again after more than two years of being trapped within the borders, now is a necessary time to assess how the last years have impacted Vietnamese outbound travelers’ reference in choosing destinations. The…
International tourism continued its recovery in January 2022, with a much better performance compared to the weak start to 2021. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine adds pressure to existing economic uncertainties, coupled with many Covid-related travel restrictions still in place. Overall confidence could be affected and hamper the recovery of tourism. Based on the…
In parallel with determining domestic tourism as a pioneering and sustainable solution, the reopening of international tourism will accelerate the recovery journey and help Vietnam’s tourism industry “get back to its old self” to thrive on the bounce back. However, to attract international travelers in general, and neighboring Asian travelers in particular to Vietnam safely…
Emerging technologies transformed the travel and tourism businesses in the last three decades, as the internet became available to the masses and a wide variety of booking and informational e-platforms and other digital solutions emerged. Before the pandemic, solutions and initials of digital transformation in travel businesses such as contact tracing, contactless technologies, insurtech, etc.,…
Flying out of Earth’s atmosphere for space travel is about to become more possible than ever. Space exploration from the purpose of serving science is turning to additionally serving the tourism industry. 2021 marks a spectacular step forward for the aerospace industry when the first commercial spacewalks took place successfully. Previously, exploring the vast outer…
Despite huge impacts of the pandemic after 2 years, luxury travel still can emerge. Luxury tourists prioritize experience over price, are willing to pay more and care more about sustainability, as Virtuoso and GlobalData said in their latest reports. Virtuoso, the global network of travel agencies specializing in luxury and experiential travel, conducted a survey…
Along with the global trend, clean, sustainable and healthy food is increasingly appearing in people’s meals. In the tourism industry, hotel restaurants, airlines, cruises,… keep upgrading their menus with dishes using clean ingredients. Emirates also focuses on the culinary experience of passengers during flights, so it recently invested in a large-scale hydroponic farm called Bustanica.…
Covid-19, especially the 4th outbreak in Vietnam, has had a significant impact on the world tourism industry in general and Vietnam’s tourism industry in particular. As the return of international tourism may be far off, the travel sector’s revival after two years depends on domestic tourism. However, the disrupted every routine in day-to-day life as…
Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia are “waking up” when international tourism activities are gradually resumed after two years of the frozen statement due to the tremendous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Besides setting the willingness to reopen the door to international tourism, the tourism industry recently has paid high attention to the “openness”…
International tourism continued its recovery in January 2022, with a much better performance compared to the weak start to 2021. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine adds pressure to existing economic uncertainties, coupled with many Covid-related travel restrictions still in place. Overall confidence could be affected and hamper the recovery of tourism. Based on the…