Nha Trang Economy is WIPED OUT Vietnam 🇻🇳 

Vietnam, open your borders to normal tourism. We have money to spend.

My wife in HCMC and I have 2 nail/beauty salons and we are just breaking even paying staff, rent and utilities. We are expecting things to pick up in the lead up to Tet.

Cheers bar opened last week , he’s been shut for 5 months . One of the very few to survive. Lanterns restaurant is on the top of the pizza company but has been closed for months . Most expats have gone , basically they have been kicked out , made it impossible to renew visa.

The covid damage in Asia is self-inflicted. Countries like Greece and Mexico haven't decimated their tourism sectors over the pandemic; they can walk and chew gum simultaneously. On a side note, Nha Trang looks like it has grown tremendously since I was there in '95.

Nha Trang used to have a busy retirement community. When they couldn’t extend their visas any longer (May/June/July 2021), thousands were forced to leave. It devastated the town, bankrupted hundreds of businesses, and disrupted thousands of lives.

The only thing more boring is watching paint dry than being there.

I hope this will pressure them to open borders early to allow foreign buyers to spend

Things are closed because no tourists. If the tourists come back things will open. How else do you think it's going to work? Of course, it's a chicken and egg thing so neither one is going to happen instantly or simultaneously. It's going to take some time.

How sad Nah Trang looks, when I lived there 20 years ago it was thriving with life. Probably the most beautiful city I,ve ever lived in while I was traveling around. I spent nearly two years there, covid has fkd everything.

The economy hasn't been sparred globally..even in Canada, the old guard stores have been shuttered. Rebuilding will take some time but hopefully some return.

Not sure what you expected, Nha Trang tourism is built on the Russian and Chinese tourists, with out them this is what happens and with the Chinese having to quarantine for 3 weeks when they return home and Russia having very low vaccination rates it isn't going to change soon.

Mission accomplished...get out befor the mold inside the walls at that overated/overpriced hotel makes you ill Bro....Thanks for your tireless efforts to cast light on what's goin down.

I know so many people in Nha - Trang who have gone bankrupt because of this Chinese virus. I know a guy who had 16 tourists buses , all gone now . The bank took them all back , he’s left with nothing . Many people in the same boat as him unfortunately.

Saigon started their vaccination program long before Nha - Trang and rightfully so. I got my second vaccination yesterday and I paid some beer money to get it done . Otherwise I would still be waiting. It’s been slowly disappearing since March last year , literally 95% of the places have gone and it brakes my heart to see it in such disrepair .

so cool.. From Ho Chi Minh city VN with love...👍👍

CAme in to Nha Trang yesterday (from our resort a bit north) and even though most businesses still closed we had a good day. Bought some “half price” (LoL-right) clothing at Nha Trang Centre, got a few blocks off beach road and found a clean little place for a couples massage, and then had a great dinner at Sailing Club. Yep, Lots of rain but our villa and our resort is great for relaxing few days. Give it 3 months with no resurgence in cases and I think NT will be coming back strong. Life has to get better soon. Vaccines are the only hope to get back to anything normal.

Watching as always, man. Hope you stay strong and keep going!

Bro, I was there in 1991. Great times. Very few places to stay and quiet. Why are you wearing a mask outdoors? That's insane! The wuflu will not get you outdoors. Beyond paranoid.

Chris, I am like you- I wouldn’t travel to Nha Trang right now for the reasons you mentioned. I would want to experience the night life, restaurants/bars, being around other people, and just that general SE Asian excitement. Buuut not all travelers are like that. There are definitely segments of people that see things differently. The golfers, may want to go there just to take advantage of the great value on the courses right now. These guys probably didn’t leave their resort under normal circumstances :) And then you got the beach-loving purists that probably prefer to have the whole darn beach to themselves if they could help it and not be bothered by vendors every 3 minutes. They’re the same people that went out of their way to find an isolated/secretive beach spot before Covid. Then you got the more serious scuba divers and surfers that “prefer” to not be around other giggly tourists when they’re surfing or diving…. In my opinion, these groups will spearhead the return to beach towns like Mui Ne, Nha Trang, and Danang….

Thanks for the depth video, everything is closed that’s terrible!

Great video for the sad city of Nha Trang. Thanks for sharing

OMG

Things will get better...

Hope you channel will grow. Thanks for the effort traveling around and making videos for us

Welcome to Nha Trang . Hope you stay strong and keep going!

What about schools? What about the beaches? What do all the residents do all day?

sad fact is its gonna be a good few yrs before alot of smaller cities get back to anywhere near what they were before... really hope it all comes back to life soon as Nha Trang is high up on my 'To Visit' list but think am gonna wait a yr or two... the whole world has changed because of this thing... we just have to get vacc'd, adapt and move on.. it will all come back in time!!

When I stayed in the Vin Pearl in Lang Son in April-May '19, I had a great room for about $33 USD. Is there that much difference in just two years and because Nha Trang is on the coast while Lang Son is up near the Chinese border?

Nha Trang used to be a busy place, packed with tourists but it's now a ghost town.

I'm def waiting till next summer at the earliest to come there. Planning on a 6 month trip, my first solo ever. Hopefully things are a little better by then

You are correct in everything you say.. but if the Vietnamese government will not issue a tourist visa without all the strings attached, tourists will not come, if tourists cannot come in, restaurants, hotels and bars will remain closed. It's very sad. How the government can continue to keep the border closed to tourists is shocking, they show absolutely no concern for there people who depend on the tourist for money, to live. I believe the government are planning to make it even harder to get in, and are considering a 1month visa only... We always stayed 3 months.. it would not be worth coming for anything less. People who have received all the vaccines should be allowed to come in... We have Vietnamese friends who have no income, with a young baby.. and receive no help at all. the whole system is a complete disgrace. I wish you well .. and keep providing us with your videos. thank you

Looks like most European towns and cities... on Sundays.

Is it better now?

may be the best time to buy properties in Nha Trang now?

I thought you were wearing the hotel bath robe for the first few minutes

I spent three months in Nha Trang a few years ago. Very sad to see it like this.

Whoa! That is really bad. I left Da Nang Sept. 6 2021 and things were bad there, too. Good luck. I wish I could come back but no way.

I left Nha Trang in July 2020. Was gutted, whilst i was there the tourism industry stopped. I watched the last bus of chinese tourists leave..It went dead. Did you find Ali Cafe, you were very close in your video (7mins in) Such a shame, Connect Bar was (is?) Awesome place. I miss 🇻🇳

Add Thailand to the lit. It's all broken..

I truly like your honest opinion. rarely does youtubers say "if you don't like it, smash the dislike button" I like this most about you. That quote carries a lot of volume. subscribe to the 10th power

Sad for such an industrious hardworking peoples to lose their businesses by the thousands, the financial hardships are kinda hard to fathom.

What a change from1968!

Great info ! Thanks for the vid ! 👍

Kindergartens are allowed to be open. Not primary or higher. Most of them are doing online classes.

Thanks for update. I guess I’ll keep waiting for it to legit “reopen”

You don't have to try to keep a positive light, we know the pandemic opening and closing lockdowns have been tough for some areas and families. Thank you for keeping it real and informing us about the situation in Nha Trang. Really feel for them, I hope everyone (or most families) will be able to re-open and get back on their feet!!

Cứ đến cứ vãn nhận, nhưng! Mỗi người lại một khác!. Với tôi Nhatrang rất chân thành với khách “thập phương “

why are they not opening is it cause no foreigners or cause they are recovering from the lockdowns?

I don't understand what they're doing. I've been working and traveling the most for work since the pandemic started. No slow down. No sickness.

Such a bummer - I really feel for the loss that so many Vietnamese have suffered. It was 50 years ago the Vietnamese were suffering through the war now they are suffering fighting the war against the invisible virus - Covid 19. The only solutions is get everyone vaccinated to get Vietnam back on it's feet.

Sad to see it but thanks for letting us know. BTW, Saigon has some excellent new dental clinics I heard. Instead of going to Bangkok, lots of people now go to Saigon for crowns, implants, dentures, etc. I wonder how Hoi An and Da Nang are doing?

And all these numbskulls saying that Vietnam's economy is not affected by tourism or foreign money, nha Trang in the middle of wet season with everything closed doesn't look fun

I'm so sad. Vietnam 🇻🇳is my favorite country and I was so close to Na Trang when I was in Dalat. Now I'm curious how Vung Tau now

Are most things just shut down like this? Minus hcmc?? Wow all the charm is gone so sad 😞 hopefully it recovers.

Great job chris I like the shirt you have on MICE.

It's going to take time to get back up to pre pandemic speed , issues with supply chains & businesses closed now trying to reopen with little funds to do so add that to tourists not showing up in numbers and you get the full picture.

You are right Chris. VN really did a number on its people with the zero covid policy. They decimated that place

My experience here in Thailand is that overnight many of them open up again overnight.. but there is still huge economic repucussions but I was surprised how many reopened in a day once they thought tourists nay come back. There are noticeably more tourists here in Chiang Mai ..more than since covid first began bit. It's still far less than 10% of pre Covid..

keep up the good work.

I hope they will make it recovery somehow! NT has nice beach to offer, can’t just let the city goes down hill. 😞

Wow I can't believe it's that bad 😕

I was there in 2008 had a great time brilliant place.

this is what happens when you shut the door

7:17 Liberty Center ....bang!!! looking sad... i stayed at that hotel for a week end of 2019 and was bustling...

It's gonna take many years for SEA and other tourist depending destinations to go back to somewhere normal. Until all restrictions are lifted for everyone, tourism is not going back to its full potential.

As always thanks 🙏 Chris it’s good to see you out and about again. Agreed there is a long way to go buddy it’s a good first step and the beginning of end (hopefully) of these pointless restrictions.

I can be your cameraman. I work for Pho.

wow.......this is crazy. The world will continue to be in shut down.

hows DA NANG, i want to move there soon

My family lives there. Go travel inward and check out locals. Not these big ass tourist spots.

I though that foreigners/tourists can only stay on Phu Quoc Island... How is the situation there? Because I have to stay one month in Vietnam and I need to book the hotels. I will arrived on December 6th

Vắng quá anh.Hy vọng Nha Trang 🏖 sớm trở lại

Appreciated the candor as I shared the Catch-22 dilemma using your boots-on-the-ground video as evidence on a couple of FB groups. Anyhow, here’s some breaking news that may help to slowly revive it: Bars, dance clubs, karaoke and massage parlors there are allowed to resume operations from Tuesday with social distancing restrictions.

No xin chào?!!

Epidemic is f up everywhere in the world. Just hope the travel agency to tell their customers the truth

"you will own nothing and you will be happy" -- klaus schwab / World Economic Forum / Great Reset / economic terrorism

It's rain very sad ,good day to you thanks you

Thank you for making this video. Sure appreciate your honesty, think I'll wait a few more months before visiting Vietnam again.

Yup, Looks like it'll be some time before things get back to anywhere normal there....

Very useful, thanks

If you do want to look at the bright side, you could say you can cross the road without lots of fear and nervousness now. And there's a lot of room to walk to get your exercise in.

Vietjet charges 1mill to change ticket, i would just stay and go drink n eat anywhere open that Izakaya looks cool, basically like a free45$ running tab if don’t change flight lol....

i always enjoy your videos and food reviews always miss wyn and her rokkie reviews!!lol

No way would I pay $1 to go there....only if family were there

Ghost Trang ! Go back home, be frosty

Thank you for your honest review . I was going to book an international trip to nha trang in May. I don’t know when things will be fully open again. What other tourist places should I visit besides Saigon?

great job great work keep it up 👈

I 'm living Nha Trang

This is sad for NT, I love the nice and clean beaches. I wonder if Vung Tau is doing better? When you have a chance, please visit VT. Thanks.

nha trang has not been reborn not yet

Thanks for keeping it real!

Got to have enough people to open up. There are a few places that are open. I 've been here for a few years now. It 'll be better in time. Just need to visit the non tourist places.

Isn't it also insanely rainy this time of year?

so you didn't have to quarantine when you went to Nha Trang. But I'm assuming that international tourists would have to for 7 days on arrival even with both vaccines? Also, how are they stopping people from simply leaving Nha Trang and going elsewhere? Is it really locked down to keep people's movement restricted?

Hoping this will all end soon

very instructive video

Yep as bad as Bali

If I was to go to Nha Trang I would stay near the Po Nogar Cham Temple complex, since that ismy interest.

You seem OK in spite of smoking.

Wow, will all of these business going out of business I wonder ? So sad to see so many countries are devastated by this pandemic!