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Ho Chi Minh City proposes broadening visa exemption
Ha Phuong 14:11, 2018/02/10
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have proposed that the Government extend visa exemption for citizens of certain countries to 21 or 30 days instead of the current 15 days, in order to match the duration of tour programs.
Nguyen Hue walking street, Ho Chi Minh city.
Nguyen Hue walking street, Ho Chi Minh city.
The above solution is just one of many solutions proposed by Ho Chi Minh City to develop the tourism industry in a sustainable and professional way that assures quality, efficiency, and competitiveness. According to information provided by Ho Chi Minh City’s government, the city authorities proposed extending the visa exemption for citizens of several countries (including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Russia, South Korea, Britain, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy) to 21 or 30 days instead of the current 15.
The city authorities have also proposed, on an experimental basis, to provide a further visa exemption period of up to five years or total exemption for five Western European countries, including Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This group of visitors have been maintaining a good annual growth rate of 14% in the last two years.
In addition, the Ho Chi Minh City government has proposed that the Ministry of Transport consider the following in the overall transportation infrastructure planning: developing the city into an important transportation hub in the Southeast Asia region; building highways to shorten travelling time between the city and other domestic tour destinations; and investing in the construction of passenger ports for the development of waterway tourism.
The city government also made the following recommendations to ministries: promoting and building the image of Vietnam as a tourism destination; implementing the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals (MRA); and taking serious legal action against the misuse of brand names and copyright infringement in tour programs/products.
Ho Chi Minh City is one of the largest tourism centers in the country, receiving 50% of the total number of international visitors to Vietnam with the total tourism revenue accounting for about a quarter of the country’s total revenue in tourism industry.
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