Swiss, Polish, and Czech nationals visiting Vietnam for tourism will be exempted from the 45-day visa requirement upon arrival from March 1 to December 31, 2025. All types of passports are subject to this policy, which mandates adherence to the nation’s entry requirements. A visa to visit Vietnam won’t stop these curious tourists from exploring this beautiful country.
Vietnam’s Tourism Efforts Directed Towards European Tourists
Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic are excellent travel destinations with substantial purchasing power. Certain Vietnamese locations, such Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi, have already effectively catered to these markets, and it is anticipated that these markets would profit from the recently implemented visa exemption policy.
An anticipated 51,000 Polish and 33,000 Swiss visitors visited Vietnam in 2024, with Phu Quoc serving as the main travel destination. Notably, 15,000 Polish visitors visited Vietnam in 2024 thanks to LOT Airlines’s direct charter flights between Warsaw and Phu Quoc. Czech tourists have also been travelling to Phu Quoc on weekly charter flights since October 2024. Vietnam has a special chance to take a bigger chunk of the European travel industry with aggressive marketing tactics and improved service offerings.
Industry Insiders Speak On Waiving Of The Visa To Visit Vietnam
These European countries are seen by Vietnamese travel agencies as high-potential markets with significant spending power and extended stays. According to GlobalData, Poland in particular is a rapidly expanding outbound tourism market. It is responsible for 17.4 million international travels in 2023 and a projected 7% yearly rise from 2023 to 2027.
The visa waiver would boost the travel industry by promoting package vacations, according to Martin Koerner, group commercial director of The Anam, a network of upscale resort hotels in Vietnam. However, organised travel is more favoured under the new policy than individual travel. Koerner noted that many travellers might rather make impulsive travel choices or plan their own trips on internet sites, which could reduce the new policy’s overall efficacy. He believes to maximise the impact, Vietnam should consider extending visa exemptions to all travellers from these countries, similar to the policies in place for Germany and the U.K.
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In 2024, 17.58 million international visitors visited Vietnam, a 39.5% rise over the previous year and 97.6% of pre-Covid levels. With the help of its ongoing marketing initiatives and visa changes, the nation anticipates welcoming 23 million tourists by 2025.
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