The tourism industry was one of the most heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in Da Nang. Current forecasts by the Da Nang Tourism Department suggest the number of tourist visits made to Da Nang could drop by 68.6% by late this year when compared with last year to stand at only 2.7 million.

Picture taken in the Museum of Da Nang last year

In total, tourism could generate an estimated 10,788 billion VND to Da Nang’s economy in 2020, down by 65.1% against last year.

By late this year, the city is likely to have suffered about 26,000 billion VND worth of tourism revenue losses. Of this, 659 billion VND could be recorded in travel agencies, about 4,800 billion VND in serviced accommodation establishments, about 518 billion VND in tourist transport service providers, and the remainder in tourist attractions.

Statistics released by the Da Nang Labour Union show that more than 56,000 people have lost their jobs across the city, more than 44,000 of whom work in the tourism sector, nearly double the figure recorded in the first wave of the virus spread in April since a second wave of Covid-19 infections hit Da Nang in late July.

Further relaxations of social distancing restrictions in Da Nang took effect from 11 September, whilst all forms of passenger transport services (by road, rail, air and water) has been resumed their operations and serviced accommodation establishments are allowed to reopen. Despite such encouraging facts, Da Nang tourism industry remains facing some difficulties on its tough recovery journey.

By NHAT HA - Translated by A.T