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Vietnam tourism towards domestic market in 2021
Wednesday, 2020-12-30 17:49:46
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NDO – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) organised a conference in Hanoi on December 29 to summarize its work in 2020 and the implementation of its tasks in 2021.
In the coming year, the VNAT will still focus on the target of developing domestic tourism with the guideline Connection, action and development .
The VNAT’s General Director Nguyen Trung Khanh said that, due to the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world tourism industry in general and Vietnam’s in particular suffered heavy losses. In 2020, international visitors to Vietnam only reached about 3.7 million, a decrease of 79.5% compared to 2019; domestic visitors reached 56 million, down 34.1%. Total tourism revenue reached VND312 trillion, down 58.7% - a decrease equivalent to US$19 billion.