Reopening flights to Guangzhou

On October 2nd, information from Cam Ranh International Airport indicated that China Southern Airlines (China) has reopened the Guangzhou - Cam Ranh route with a frequency of 3 flights per week, on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

The first flight, on September 29th, carried 130 Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa province .

Chinese tourists disembark at Cam Ranh International Airport.

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Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese tourists accounted for the majority of international visitors to Khanh Hoa , with the locality welcoming over 2.5 million visitors from China in 2019. However, since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, the market for tourists from the world's most populous country to Vietnam in general and Khanh Hoa in particular has been almost "frozen".

After the Covid-19 pandemic was brought under control, the government allowed the tourism industry to reopen to international visitors. Many Vietnamese airlines, such as Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways, operated charter flights to bring Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa, but recently the number of flights has decreased.

"It is expected that in the near future, charter flights bringing Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa will gradually increase from November, and Chinese commercial airlines plan to resume operations in the fourth quarter. In addition, Korean airlines will gradually increase flights to Nha Trang because the demand from Korean tourists is currently high...", a leader of Cam Ranh International Airport Joint Stock Company informed.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, Director of the Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism, said that China Southern Airlines is the first airline to reopen commercial flights from China to Khanh Hoa since the Covid-19 pandemic was brought under control, which is a welcome sign for the local tourism industry. "The reopening of the Guangzhou - Cam Ranh commercial flight route will contribute to creating favorable conditions for travel agencies to operate tours bringing Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa, as well as for people from Khanh Hoa and neighboring provinces to travel to China," Ms. Thanh said.

Khanh Hoa province aims to welcome 4.5 million international tourists and 4.3 million domestic tourists by 2025. By 2030, the tourism industry in Khanh Hoa aims to welcome 7 million international tourists and 6.8 million domestic tourists.

In the first nine months of 2023 alone, Khanh Hoa province welcomed 5.7 million overnight visitors, including over 1.45 million international tourists and approximately 4.25 million domestic tourists. Tourism revenue exceeded 27,502 billion VND.

Khanh Hoa wants to diversify its international tourist markets.

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According to the Director of the Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism, the province is aiming to diversify its international tourist markets. This is to ensure a stable flow of tourists to the locality, thereby enabling sustainable development and eliminating the previous monopoly on international tourists.

"Recently, the number of South Korean tourists visiting Khanh Hoa has been increasing, and this is a market with great potential. In the future, we will continue to expand our tourism promotion and marketing efforts in markets such as South Korea, Australia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, etc., to diversify the range of tourists coming to the locality," Ms. Thanh said.

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