Vietnam on Tuesday fully reopened its borders for international tourists, its tourism authorities said.
At a press briefing held Tuesday, general director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh said foreign nationals can now enter Vietnam by air, land and sea through all border gates as long as they meet the COVID-19 prevention and control requirements, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Vietnam received a record number of over 18 million international visitors in 2019, showed official data. In 2020 and 2021, the number of international arrivals in Vietnam plunged 78.7 percent and 95.9 percent, respectively, due largely to the impact of COVID-19.
The Southeast Asian country has set a target of receiving over 5 million foreign tourists in 2022, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
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