Tourists to Vietnam because the cost reduction and the procedures for granting visas (visa) very difficult. Specifically, the cost of visas in Vietnam with two nights in Thailand. Travelers chose to Thailand instead of Vietnam.
This information is given at the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) between 2015 ongoing stay in Hanoi.
Ken Atkinson, head of the working group said VBF travel, arrivals to Vietnam for tourism purposes, resort 2014 in fact was only 2%. This is a general trend towards arrivals to Vietnam first three months of 2015, down 12.9% from the same period in 2014.
According to Ken Atkinson, although Vietnam is an attractive destination, but the difficulty in granting entry visas. This may take up tourists for countries with immigration policies more favorable as Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, ...
Ken also said visitors from potential markets tend to combine many different destinations. For example, visitors from Europe and the US while in Thailand, Cambodia often want to Vietnam. However, visa procedures can make them inconvenient to abandon desire to visit Vietnam.
In 2014, Thailand welcomed 24.8 million international visitors and free visas and visa fees for citizens who come from 61 countries; Malaysia welcomed 27 million visitors and a visa fee waiver for 155 countries, ...
Therefore, the working group recommended Vietnam tourism should seriously reconsider the visa mechanism now from the perspective of a neutral, not affected by undue from stakeholders to turn to incentives travelers tourism and business travel.
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