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Vietnam

Vietnam

Thousands of tours cancelled across the country; travel agents call for customers’ understanding.
Lockdown Status
Partial
Inbound Travel
Restricted
Outbound Travel
Restricted
Confirmed
883
Deaths
18
Active
456
5 Day Rolling Ave
+14
Source: John Hopkins University via COVID19 API (2020-08-12)

Latest Travel Industry News

Policy Summary

Lockdown Status

Businesses, including non-essential ones, reopened. Schools are opened. Face masks should be worn in public places. Localised lockdown underway in Danang and Da Lak Province, with non-essential services closed, groups limited to 2 pax and social distancing to be observed for 14 days from 26 Jul. Hanoi and HCMC have closed bars and clubs temporarily, suspended all large gatherings of more than 30 pax.

Travel Restrictions

All foreigners will not be permitted to enter Vietnam and all international flights will be cancelled until further notice. Experts, business managers or highly skilled workers can enter with relevant permissions. Domestic flights are permitted, but flights to Danang are limited (IATA).

Containment Policies Timeline

How to read this graph
International Travel Restrictions
  • 0 - no restrictions
  • 1 - screening arrivals
  • 2 - quarantine arrivals from some or all regions
  • 3 - ban arrivals from some regions
  • 4 - ban on all regions or total border closure
Internal Movement Restrictions
  • 0 - no restrictions
  • 1 - recommend not to travel between regions/cities
  • 2 - internal movement restrictions in place
Stay At Home Requirements
  • 0 - no measures
  • 1 - recommend not leaving house
  • 2 - require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and 'essential' trips
  • 3 - require not leaving house with minimal exceptions (eg allowed to leave once a week, or only one person can leave at a time, etc)
School Closures
  • 0 - no measures
  • 1 - recommend closing
  • 2 - require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools)
  • 3 - require closing all levels

Economy Summary

Fiscal support for the tourism industry

Circular 35/2020/TT-BTC (14 May):

  • License fees for international and domestic firms reduced by 50% from 6 May to year end

  • Fee for tour guide card reduced to $4 USD from $14 USD

Decree 41 (8 Apr):

  • Delaying of VAT and Corporate Income Tax payments and land rental fees by 5 months

  • Land rent fees delayed by 5 months for those who lease from the government

GDP Growth Rate

% per year
7.1
2018
7.0
2019
4.1
2020
forecast
6.8
2021
forecast

Inflation Rate

% per year
3.5
2018
2.8
2019
3.0
2020
forecast
3.5
2021
forecast
Source: Asian Development Bank. Asian Development Outlook (April 2020).

Consumer Trends Summary

Google Consumer Survey (May 2020):

  • 14% of Vietnamese would plan for their next domestic trip in the next 3 months; 11% in 3-6 months, 21% in 6-9 months, 14% in 9-12 months and 34% in more than a year from now

  • 29% of Vietnamese would consider a 25% discount on standard fares a motivator to book a hotel in the next 3 months

  • 33% of Vietnamese would consider 25% discount on standard fares a motivator to book a flight in the next 3 months

  • 35% of Vietnamese would travel anywhere in the region if they were to travel in the next 3 months, whilst 24% would travel domestically in nearby cities

Consumer Sentiment

Tourism Arrivals Summary

International Tourism Arrivals

YoY % change
32.8
Jan
-21.8
Feb
-68.1
Mar
-98.0
Apr
-98.0
May
-99.3
Jun
-98.9
Jul
Aug
Source: Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

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