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Thailand allows digital IDs for boarding domestic flights (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) - The Thai government has approved the use of digital IDs to verify passengers’ identities when boarding domestic flights. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has given the go-ahead for the use of digital ID following the rollout of the D.DOPA mobile application. digital ID. It can be used on both the iOS and Android platforms. Traisulee said passengers must present a digital ID from a recognised mobile application developed by a state agency, such as D.DOPA or the DLT QR Licence developed by the Department of Land Transport. Screenshots and photos of physical ID cards are not allowed due to the high risk of fabrication. Several other state agencies including the Revenue Department are now linked with D.DOPA for e-filing of personal income tax. To register a digital ID, people must scan a QR code … [Read more...] about Thailand allows digital IDs for boarding domestic flights

Illustrative image (Source: GettyImages) Hanoi (VNA) - Jeju Air Co. , the biggest low-cost carrier of the Republic of Korea , said on February 6 that it will resume many routes to Vietnam in April after three years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The carrier plans to restore services on the routes from Incheon to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 20, Yonhap news agency said, citing the company's statement. Jeju Air operated eight routes to five Vietnamese cities – Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc -- at the end of 2019. Most of the routes were suspended in early 2020, when the pandemic hit the airline industry. In June last year, the company resumed the routes from Incheon to Da Nang and Nha Trang, and the Busan-Da Nang route. Jeju Air also plans to restore flights between Incheon and Vientiane of Laos from April 20. The airline aims to turn around this year after posting net losses for three consecutive years through 2021 … [Read more...] about RoK’s Jeju Air to expand flights to Vietnam

An aircraft operated by Jeju Air. — Photo baochinhphu.vn Jeju Air, the Republic of Korea's biggest low-cost carrier, said on February 6 that it would resume several routes to Viet Nam in April after three years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The carrier plans to restore services on the routes from Incheon to Ha Noi and HCM City on April 20, Yonhap news agency said, citing the company's statement. Jeju Air operated eight routes to five Vietnamese cities – Da Nang, Ha Noi, HCM City, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc – at the end of 2019. Most routes were suspended in early 2020 when the pandemic hit the airline industry. In June last year, the company resumed the routes from Incheon to Da Nang and Nha Trang and the Busan-Da Nang route. Jeju Air also plans to restore flights between Incheon and Vientiane in Laos from April 20. The airline aims to turn around this year after posting net losses for three consecutive years on the back of easing virus restrictions and pent-up … [Read more...] about RoK’s Jeju Air to expand flights to Viet Nam

Foreign tourists visit Vietnam (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Despite near-term trade headwinds, tourism has emerged as a source of growth for Vietnam to mitigate the challenges ahead in 2023, according to the “Vietnam at a glance” report released by HSBC on February 6. The report stressed that January’s data showed Vietnam continues to face difficulties in trade and the inflationary pressure of increasing prices. However, in spite of slowing trade, there are still pockets of resilience in Vietnam’s economy, and tourism will be a key one in 2023. Following its re-opening last March, Vietnam’s domestic tourism has been soaring, easily surpassing its 2022 target of 60 million to over 100 million tourists. Meanwhile, international tourism, which previously accounted for 60% of tourism receipts, saw a tepid recovery post COVID-19, with tourist arrivals reaching 3.6 million, only 20% of 2019’s level. But there are good reasons to expect a more meaningful recovery, in … [Read more...] about Tourism – a source of growth in Vietnam for 2023: HSBC

The Republic of Korea's largest low-cost airline Jeju Air unveiled on February 6 that it will resume additional air routes to Vietnam, starting in April 2023, after a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeju Air plans to reopen flights from Incheon to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam as from April 20, the airline said in its announcement. Last June, the budget airline re-operated flights from Incheon to Da Nang and Nha Trang, and from Busan to Da Nang in central Vietnam. By the end of 2019, Jeju Air had operated eight air routes to five cities in Vietnam including Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc. However, most of the routes were suspended in early 2020 due to subsequent COVID-19 outbreaks. Jeju Air also plans to resume flights from Incheon to the Lao capital Vientiane from April 20. … [Read more...] about Jeju Air to resume more air routes to Vietnam this April

Tourists take photos in Phuket, Thailand. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand is expected to achieve pre-COVID-19 pandemic level by the end of year, Thai Deputy Government Spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul has said, citing a projection by the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd. Co . Thailand , after the East Asian country relaxed rules governing personal foreign travel at the beginning of the year. recovery was recent figures reported by Grabtaxi of Thailand which showed a 45% growth in business in the third quarter of last year, compared with the previous quarter, he added. Anucha also said that a decision by Qatar Airways to add three more direct flights from Doha to Phuket from the start of this month means the airline is now operating the full seven flights daily between Doha and Thailand again. VNA … [Read more...] about Thailand optimistic about tourism recovery