Vietnamese tourism sector needs to get on the environmentally-friendly bandwagon or risks losing its competitive edge over regional peers, according to Director of the Institute for Brand and Competitiveness Strategy Dr Vo Tri Thanh.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed travel needs and trends around the world. Traveloka, an online travel startup in Southeast Asia, has announced four popular travel trends of the post-COVID-19 period.

Though traditional trade, including wet markets, still dominates in the country, modern channels have gained impressive momentum, according to Nielsen’s latest Shopper Trend report.