According to author Ben Groundwater, the nation has been a favourite destination among Australians for some time, with visitor numbers already returning to pre-pandemic levels.

Despite this growth there remains room for more given the recent dramatic increase in flight services, with budget carriers Vietjet and Bamboo Airways joining Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar in flying direct from Australian ports to Vietnam, the newspaper reported.

Australian travel publication also recommended that the country has also been investing heavily in tourism, with pushes to move visitors on from perennial favourites such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Ha Long Bay to beach destinations like Con Dao in the north and Phu Quoc in the south.

“Wherever you go, you know the food in Vietnam will be amazing, and the country will be very good value,” the foreign media outlet wrote.

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