Vietnamese tourism incurs an estimated loss of US$23 bln this year due to COVID-19

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Tourists visit My Son Sanctuary in Quang Nam province Photo: VNA

"The number of foreign tourists and domestic visitors is forecast to drop by more than 80 percent and 50 percent respectively this year. The revenue of the country's tourism can lose US$ 23 billion", the tourism minister told the National Assembly on November 9.

In the first ten months of 2020, Vietnam welcomed only more than 3.8 million foreign arrivals, a year-on-year decrease of 73.8%, Zing News reported.

In 2019, Vietnam welcomed 18 million foreign visitors (representing an increase of 22 percent compared to 2018); the number of domestic visitors reached 85 million (1.3 times higher than that of 2016). The total tourism revenue stood at US$ 35 billion which contributed 9.2% to GDP.

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In a National Assembly session last week, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the government decided to close the door to foreign arrivals in spite of many disagreements.

"The pandemic is still complicated and many countries in the world have re-imposed lockdowns, social distancing and if we do not stay alert, we can easily make mistakes," the PM said, adding that the country accepted economic damage to protect residents' health.

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