Open visa policy urged to make Vietnam’s tourism more attractiveIndustry insiders have urged the Government to further open up visa policy for foreign tourists to make Vietnam’s hospitality industry more attractive. Luong Hoai Nam, Deputy General Director of Vietstar Airlines, said that the open visa policy is one of preconditions for attracting arrivals, adding that most of tourists don’t care about visa costs but feeling uncomfortable when applying for a visa. According to Nam, tourism visa is not a bilateral issue, which means that expanding or tightening visa depends on tourism policies of each country. Vietnam’s visa policy has been considered a “bottleneck” of tourism. Binh also suggested that the government should extend its visa waivers by five years instead of reviewing them annually.

Source: VietNamNet News December 27, 2017 02:59 UTC