Wellness trends such as forest bathing, sound healing, and equine experience will become more popular in 2023. The economic crisis and layoffs cause much anxiety and stress for everyone. Therefore, travel businesses and hotels/resorts invest a lot in the health care services for customers. According to the Global Health Institute, the global wellness economy is…
With a favorable geographical position with a 3,260km coastline, diverse terrain with three-quarters being hilly, and the tropical monsoon climate, Vietnam indeed has a lot of potential to boost golf tourism, and become one of the world’s leading golf destinations. About 10 years ago, Vietnam was named “Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year” by the…
Travel demand of elderly travelers is increasing, but the tourism industry has not yet prepared to provide enough facilities and accommodations to serve them. The United Nations states that the population over 65 is growing the fastest. Therefore, travel businesses need to meet their travel needs as they will account for a larger proportion of…
Tay Ninh orients to develop spiritual and cultural tourism products to turn tourism into a key economic sector of the province in 2023. Tay Ninh tourism aims to become a major economic sector, accounting for more than 10% of GRDP by 2023. The growth rate of tourism revenue increases annually by an average of 25%…
The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia (MOFA) and other relevant authorities, announced the launch of a new 96-hour Stopover Visa to passengers booked on flynas or SAUDIA flights to the Kingdom. With the goal of welcoming 100 million visitors annually by 2030, Saudi Arabia is…
Thailand will officially apply tourist tax to international visitors from June 1 this year. Specifically, visitors arriving by air will pay 300 Baht (about 9 USD), and this tax is included in the air ticket. Those who arrive by water transportation or land will pay 150 Baht (4 USD). In particular, the year-round tax is…
To boost cooperation and development in tourism between the two countries, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism sent a proposal to China to soon include Vietnam in the list of countries that China allows to organize outbound tours. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that with the aim of creating favorable conditions…
China announced the list of 20 countries that Chinese travel agents could organize group tours, and the bad news is that Vietnam is not included. Without the pre-pandemic largest outbound market, what should we do? To reach the target of 8 million foreign tourists, which alternative markets will we redirect? Context Chinese tourists rarely come…
Definition Demography is the statistical study regarding the characteristics of a population. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions such as age, gender, race, religion, education level, income level, and more. They are known as identifier variables, i.e. data values that determine the identity of an object. Demographics analysis can cover whole societies or groups.…
Besides South Korea, two other Northeast Asian markets including Japan and Taiwan are also often in the top countries with the most visitors to Vietnam. From 2015 to 2019, tourists from these two nations to Vietnam constantly increased. Moreover, with a high level of consumption for outbound travel, Japanese and Taiwanese tourists make promising markets…