Vietnamese tourist visa cost

The Middle and Affluent Class (referred to as MAC) in Vietnam is the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia and with that growth comes a thirst for houses, luxury goods, and, naturally, international travel We know record numbers of foreigners are coming to visit Vietnam, so how about Vietnamese going abroad? There are droves of Vietnamese going overseas with significant increases in the number of trips abroad each year. The tour and travel industry uses the term “outbound” to describe travel to foreign countries and “inbound” to describe foreigners visiting from abroad, so let’s look at Vietnam’s outbound travel market. The Middle and Affluent Class (referred to as MAC) in Vietnam is the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia and with that growth comes a thirst for houses, luxury goods, and, naturally, international travel. The MAC is defined as those earning VND15 million per month (US$714) or more, projected to be one-third of the population by the year … [Read more...] about ​Vietnamese international outbound travel boom

Editor’s note: Why has Vietnam performed poorly in terms of tourist arrivals during the past months? Many readers have sent their answers to Tuoi Tre News, giving explanations about the country suffering a record fall in the number of foreign tourist visits in March. >> An audio version of the story is available here Foreigners paid 543,300 tourist visits to Vietnam last month, down 23.4 percent compared to the same period last year, the General Statistics Office said in a quarterly report, adding the country has reported slumping tourist arrival numbers for ten months in a row, and the March figure was the highest-ever recorded. While a former Vietnamese tourism chief has put the blame on the rigmarole of getting a Vietnamese visa, many readers have told Tuoi Tre News it is more than just the visa issue. They cited these factors as contributing to the declining number of visitors to Vietnam. ‘We feel unsafe’ Visa complications might be an issue for the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s problem with tourism: It isn’t all about visa hassle

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister’s activities in Vietnam Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection Men Sam An (L) and Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection Men Sam An has visited the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) in Hanoi as part of her going visit to Vietnam from October 14 to 19. Chairman of BIDV's Board of Directors Phan Duc Tu said implementing the policy of the two countries’ governments on promoting investment, trade and tourism activities, the bank has set up commercial representative offices in the fields of finance, banking and insurance in Cambodia since 2009. BIDV is now the leading Vietnamese financial institution in direct investment activities and financial and credit cooperation in Cambodia, he added. After 10 years … [Read more...] about VIETNAM POLITICAL NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 18