Absence of major Asian markets a tourism challenge

South Korean visitors in Ho Chi Minh City, 2019. Photo by Shutterstock/AnNam

Vietnam resumed international tourism on March 15, but experts are worried that the absence of tourists from China, Japan and South Korea will be a difficult gap to fill.

Vietnam resumed last week its pre-pandemic visa exemption policy and reopened doors to all foreign tourists with relaxed entry rules, with visitors required to present a negative Covid test and no quarantine.

However, industry insiders said the inbound tourism market can't stage a short-term recovery to pre-pandemic times, given the absence of tourists from China, Japan and South Korea, Vietnam's biggest feeder markets.

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