Many western tourists who have already visited Vietnam are hoping to return this year under more relaxed visa policies with no entry restrictions.
George Smith, a 58-year-old British citizen, said he was happy to hear that Vietnam would fully reopen inbound tourism from March 15 after nearly two years.
“To say I am delighted to hear and read about this news is an understatement,” he said.
“My trip in March 2020 was devastating as I could not visit Vietnam and had to stay in Thailand instead,” he said.
“My cousin from Australia and I were going to go to Hanoi and do the Ha Giang loop, but flights to Vietnam were suspended and the borders were closed.”
Vietnam closed inbound tourism, suspended regular international flights as well as halted granting visas for foreigners in March 2020 to contain the spread of the virus.
“I am going to wait a couple of months to plan my visit to see how things develop. When I am comfortable to book my trip I wish to visit Da Nang, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and Ninh Binh,” Smith said.
Robert Heather of New Zealand felt relieved after Vietnam announced the official timeline for a full tourism reopening. He said he’d been patiently waiting for the past two years to return to Vietnam.
“I have visited Hoi An, Da Nang, HCMC, and Vung Tau in 2016 and Vietnam is a nice place. I will only travel once I get my booster shot and will see what the travel restrictions are then.”
Heather said he planned to return to Vietnam this year and visit northern localities
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