Along with the departure of a direct flight from Hue to South Korea, on August 1, the Provincial Department of Tourism coordinated with Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company, SMC Hue Co., Ltd (South Korea), Phu Bai International Airport; the Provincial Tourism Association, and related units to welcome the first direct flight, connecting Thua Thien Hue with Seoul City (South Korea). This is also the first flight from Incheon International Airport (South Korea) to the new terminal of Phu Bai International Airport.

The direct flight connecting Hue with Incheon (South Korea) will take off on July 31. Hue's tourism sector and many travel businesses are pooling efforts to seek opportunities to develop tourism and open the market for Korean tourists in particular and international tourists in general.

This was the desire of the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong announced in the courtesy meeting held on the afternoon of February 16 with the newly-accredited Consul General of South Korea in Da Nang - Kang Boo Sung.

Vietnam surpassed other contestants in the region, such as China, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand to become "Asia's Best Culinary Destination 2022".