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Vietnamese tourists can freely travel in Singapore if they are not infected with Covid-19 Vietnam and Singapore agreed to strengthen cooperation to facilitate entry of citizens in line with the epidemic situation of each side. On October 1, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, answering a reporter's question asking for information about Singapore's unilateral lifting of the border closure order for visitors from Vietnam, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Diplomat Le Thi Thu Hang said that on September 30, Singapore announced the decision to open the border to visitors from Vietnam from October 8, 2020. Passengers at Changi International Airport in March 2020. Photo: AFP According to Singaporean authorities, to enter Singapore from October 8, 2020, about 7 to 30 days before the expected date of entry, visitors from Vietnam must apply online to be approved. After entry, visitors will have to take a Covid-19 test and install a Covid-19 epi...

Agoda hopes Asia's domestic tourism will boost revenue after the Covid-19 pandemic According to the online travel service provider Agoda in Asia, they are looking forward to the revival of the domestic tourism industry in these regions for Agoda to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic in the coming years. last month of 2020. With the restriction of international travel to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, travel companies are relying on the domestic market for revenue. Agoda CEO John Brown said, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan (China) are among the top markets where domestic tourism activity is gradually returning to normal, after the pandemic. Covid-19 is successfully controlled. CEO John Brown said that, in the context of countries applying international travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease, the company is currently relying on domestic markets to maintain revenue, such as: such as the Thai market, where the number of domestic bookings increased by 20% compar...

Fitch Ratings predicts that Vietnamese airlines will recover faster than other countries in Southeast Asia  - In a report published at the end of September 2020, the international credit rating agency (Fitch Ratings) said that thanks to good control of the Covid-19 epidemic, Vietnamese airlines will recover faster than other markets. in Southeast Asia. Illustration Fitch Ratings forecasts that the average number of passengers in transit (RPK) of Vietnam's airlines will equal 55% of the baseline in 2020 and reach 90% in 2021. These numbers are more positive than other markets. other schools in Southeast Asia. According to Fitch Ratings, Singapore Airlines has the strongest RPK reduction in the region, about 70% due to its complete dependence on the international flight network. In 2021, its RPK index is forecast to be less than 50% compared to 2019. Fitch also expects that, in Indonesia and the Philippines where the risk of Covid-19 remains high, there will be an average RPK of just...

Indonesia launched 3.3 trillion Rupiah to handle Covid-19 impact on the tourism industry The Indonesian government will distribute a tourism stimulus package worth 3.3 trillion rupiah to tourism businesses and local governments to help improve the implementation of medical procedures at tourist destinations. According to Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Wishnutama Kusubandio, the main goal of this tourism support package is to help local governments deal with the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, especially on in tourism and creative economy; and directly support restaurants and hotels that have lost revenue during the pandemic. Indonesian hotels implement medical protocol (Source: Kompas) In addition, the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has also prepared a budget of 119 billion Rupiah for a program to grant free certificates of cleanliness, health, safety and environment to the tourism industry in 34 provinces in Indonesia aim...

Flights with no destination Why are so many tourists rushing to buy tickets from Qantas (Australia) for a sightseeing-only flight, departing from Sydney Airport on October 10, 2020 but also landing right there after 7 hours? It was due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A flight just to see the sights. The demand to fly increases That 7-hour round-trip flight that provided 134 tickets priced from VND 13.5 million to VND 64 million was sold out in just 10 minutes, the New York Times reported. Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas, excitedly said: “This is probably the fastest sold-out flight in our history. It is clear that many people really want to travel and want to get on a plane. If demand continues, the airline will definitely fly many sightseeing flights while waiting for borders to open." To relieve the mentality of being crazy about legs and being stuck because of Covid-19, people want to buy tickets, go to the airport and be served on a flight. And the destination is just secondary. Some trav...

 9 travel trends for 2021 Rough Guides – a British travel publisher specializing in tourism has just released 9 travel trends for 2021 (9 travel trends for 2021). According to Rough Guides, 2020 is a disaster year for the tourism industry because of the Covid-19 epidemic. Rough Guides has researched and released new travel trends for 2021, in order to contribute to the recovery of global tourism activities. 1. Pay more attention to sustainable tourism Although the term sustainable tourism is not new, the trend of choosing eco-friendly products is increasing from tourists. Tourists are increasingly interested in “green” trips, which bring about both environmental and living sustainability at the destination. When deciding to travel, tourists will consider choosing airlines that have measures to reduce carbon emissions, have direct flights, energy-saving aircraft, use electric cars, public transport. plus, shared or shared services… Tourists spend more time in a destination to genera...