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Nationals of the five countries — United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain — currently enjoy visa-free travel for a 15-day stay until the ruling expires July 30 this year.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Association has asked the government to extend the visa waiver for citizens of five western European nations at least until the end of June 2018.
Nationals of the five countries — United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain — currently enjoy visa-free travel for a 15-day stay until the ruling expires July 30 this year.
Saigon Times media quoted the association vice chairwoman, Nguyen Thi Khanh as saying, “We want the visa waiver to last at least until June 30 next year, and hope the government will make a decision soon, so we can map out promotion programmes.”
The vice chairwoman added the association is submitting a written request to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the government’s consideration.
It would also suggest exempting tourists from other strong, or potential markets, such as Australia and India.
Vietnam welcomed 10,012,735 international tourists, last year, an increase of 26% over 2015.