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.
@peelypeelmeister64322 жыл бұрын
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.
@ivanmectin91062 жыл бұрын
there must be alot of people missing going to your salons maybe you can sell some home kits etc during this time
@timtigerz12 жыл бұрын
Vietnam, open your borders to normal tourism. We have money to spend.
@jeongjiharry32302 жыл бұрын
today, 17 November 2021, more than 200 US tourists will touch down in Vietnam as the first tourists coming to Vietnam, Vietnam is reopen for all tourists from today, but make sure that you got vaccinated
@n.g.61882 жыл бұрын
@@jeongjiharry3230 I guess that you are talking about Phu Quoc sandbox. VN will definitely not open borders to regular tourism before June 2022.
@jeongjiharry32302 жыл бұрын
@@n.g.6188 no, it's not Phu Quoc sandbox, I'm Vietnamese and I know exactly what is going on in my country, besides Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Quang Nam is also open for all tourists
@n.g.61882 жыл бұрын
@@jeongjiharry3230 These are all sandbox models. You are allowed to stay in groups and swap within each of them. That's far away from free tourism and won't draw many people.
@jeongjiharry32302 жыл бұрын
@@n.g.6188 no, It lasts only 7 days to stay in groups of a prior committed destination, after the first 7 days you will be free to any places in Vietnam
@wendyjustice20182 жыл бұрын
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.
@hannaJardin2 жыл бұрын
Because os stupid local government officials!
@kandot17272 жыл бұрын
Sucker politicians and bureaurats
@vitocorleone83232 жыл бұрын
And now the Chinese will come in and buy everything.
@kandot17272 жыл бұрын
@@vitocorleone8323 who knows if that is the case?but if it is! Than Vietnam is a fail society.
@pietromora22972 жыл бұрын
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.
@DrMRChef11652 жыл бұрын
I hope this will pressure them to open borders early to allow foreign buyers to spend
@fatdadbbq742 жыл бұрын
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.
@AgathaLOutahere2 жыл бұрын
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.
@supersonicsid59302 жыл бұрын
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 .
@peelypeelmeister64322 жыл бұрын
Right. We are just breaking even in Saigon. We successfully negotiated a big reduction in rent which helped. But we are optimistic and will keep the lights burning and the doors open.
@supersonicsid59302 жыл бұрын
@@peelypeelmeister6432 Good luck , hang on in there . I think one of the problems in central Nha Trang was the rent . Owners did not want to negotiate so most of the people closed the doors and gave the keys back . There was one restaurant I used to go in the center the rent was 80 million a month . He gave it up before the Covid and opened a restaurant in his house . He’s been closed for 20 months , just reopened. There’s no tourists and many of the expats had to leave the country as the government made it impossible to renew visa .
@darrellthody61252 жыл бұрын
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.
@supersonicsid59302 жыл бұрын
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.
@peelypeelmeister64322 жыл бұрын
We can thank fauci and his Chinese cohorts for that.
@johngord7522 жыл бұрын
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.
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
Wow I didn't know that's how that worked , thanks for enlightening me so much
@peelypeelmeister64322 жыл бұрын
I agree. We have opened our doors. Lights on, flashy led signs. We are steadily building our local customers. When doors are open and the lights are on they will come. We are actually in the throws of buying our third business. Let's get this party started.
@jon-ie4li2 жыл бұрын
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.
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
I found Jesus
@jmbnj12692 жыл бұрын
😅
@jetset4me12 жыл бұрын
The only thing more boring is watching paint dry than being there.
@cambodianwavelength2 жыл бұрын
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.
@888Peetah2 жыл бұрын
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….
@cobrasscar14222 жыл бұрын
Well said 👌
@glenmacdonald61322 жыл бұрын
5
@vixsterr57712 жыл бұрын
OMG
@paulconnors20782 жыл бұрын
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?
@peelypeelmeister64322 жыл бұрын
Vin Pearl in Lang Son is amazing. The duty manager there went so far out of his way to help us. The car park floor was so clean, we took our muddy boots off after riding our motorbikes around some mountain tracks near the army base somewhere.
@comeandtravel12 жыл бұрын
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.
@huyshouse43422 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Nha Trang . Hope you stay strong and keep going!
@philip.aocallaghan46022 жыл бұрын
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
@markholland66572 жыл бұрын
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!!
@Jeffshighonlife2 жыл бұрын
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
@Micke123122 жыл бұрын
But why go to nah trang?
@bigbarnicle77252 жыл бұрын
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 🇻🇳
@ladyEnchantressGarden2 жыл бұрын
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
@loanngo69322 жыл бұрын
Restaurants and hotels in Vung Tau still close until now.
@ladyEnchantressGarden2 жыл бұрын
@@loanngo6932 ohhh no, thanks for the information though. 😥 I've been to a few areas in VN but Vung Tau and Phu Quoc are just closest to my heart.
@surfwaves86362 жыл бұрын
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.
@vladradek2 жыл бұрын
I spent three months in Nha Trang a few years ago. Very sad to see it like this.
@MrNamdang20112 жыл бұрын
Nha Trang used to be a busy place, packed with tourists but it's now a ghost town.
@MidgardMessiah2 жыл бұрын
Watching as always, man. Hope you stay strong and keep going!
@neron5002 жыл бұрын
Great video for the sad city of Nha Trang. Thanks for sharing
@BuddhaL0rd2 жыл бұрын
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.
@oldteenager68502 жыл бұрын
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
@spicyroads2 жыл бұрын
I thought you were wearing the hotel bath robe for the first few minutes
@bearmerica66682 жыл бұрын
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.
@martindryan2 жыл бұрын
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..
@Skater21Loverboyz2 жыл бұрын
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!!
@aaroncov2 жыл бұрын
Kindergartens are allowed to be open. Not primary or higher. Most of them are doing online classes.
@carefulconsumer86822 жыл бұрын
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?
@DaveEPie2 жыл бұрын
What dental clinics are you referring to? Do you have names of places. ? Thinking about getting work done there. TIA
@carefulconsumer86822 жыл бұрын
@@DaveEPie My relative went to Dr Hang's Clinic which has expanded and is now called, "Worldwide beauty and dental Clinic" because they added a cosmetic department to their dental clinic. He had a root canal, two extractions and did very well. he said everyone was very polite and thorough. I don't know how good they are at things like dentures and implants. This was in Spring of 2019. If you go, jot a note here and share your experience also. Everyone should learn about these affordable places that also give very good service. USA and NZ are way too expensive.
@DaveEPie2 жыл бұрын
@@carefulconsumer8682 I will research it more. Thank you. Merry Christmas 🎄🙏
@carefulconsumer86822 жыл бұрын
@@DaveEPie Merry Christmas to you also and have a healthy new year!...esp the teeth which can be a huge pain (and expensive).
@redguest57722 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the depth video, everything is closed that’s terrible!
@ImprovingAbility2 жыл бұрын
Looks like most European towns and cities... on Sundays.
@ladyEnchantressGarden2 жыл бұрын
Even pre- covid time?
@xithvi56082 жыл бұрын
Hope you channel will grow. Thanks for the effort traveling around and making videos for us
@omgbygollywow2 жыл бұрын
What about schools? What about the beaches? What do all the residents do all day?
@mrshemminger2 жыл бұрын
why are they not opening is it cause no foreigners or cause they are recovering from the lockdowns?
@MinhNguyen-ff6xf2 жыл бұрын
The authority is scared of the omicron variant and the vaccination rate is super low in Vietnam
@annle55212 жыл бұрын
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?
@supersonicsid59302 жыл бұрын
Da Lat , Hoi an, Da Nang, , The Mekong delta, it all depends on how long your going to stay .
@edwardlowrie27352 жыл бұрын
Things will get better...
@foxgod88322 жыл бұрын
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?
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
Well there is suppose to be 400 Koreans and japanese when I was there saw none asked around , they kept them at the golf resorts. Doesn't sound like can go out and about on ur own
@tomhiddleston582 жыл бұрын
so cool.. From Ho Chi Minh city VN with love...👍👍
@nathann6482 Жыл бұрын
Is it better now?
@bigbear36942 жыл бұрын
Great info ! Thanks for the vid ! 👍
@warrendarable2 жыл бұрын
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.
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they were already allowed open when I was there , difficult to find any open tho. Cheers was the only bar open. Sailing club was fully open on a Saturday night , not many people tho
@victorpham25092 жыл бұрын
I hope they will make it recovery somehow! NT has nice beach to offer, can’t just let the city goes down hill. 😞
@andytran91902 жыл бұрын
may be the best time to buy properties in Nha Trang now?
@ricciemiliano722 жыл бұрын
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.
@MrDeth7772 жыл бұрын
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
@Reporterfy2 жыл бұрын
Add Thailand to the lit. It's all broken..
@Omega-ll4tx2 жыл бұрын
Are most things just shut down like this? Minus hcmc?? Wow all the charm is gone so sad 😞 hopefully it recovers.
@victorpham25092 жыл бұрын
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.
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
Still closed
@frankharper51692 жыл бұрын
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.
@rolandgustafson98172 жыл бұрын
New big problem - vaccines wont help more than a short time.
@lucedluced13492 жыл бұрын
Why are all the vaccine comments from weird white guys. Israel probes cases will still exist.
@rolandgustafson98172 жыл бұрын
Yeah if everyone vaxxed twice every year rest of their life.....terrible.
@chesterphung11432 жыл бұрын
Great job chris I like the shirt you have on MICE.
@khoadogg2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for update. I guess I’ll keep waiting for it to legit “reopen”
@timmyjones19212 жыл бұрын
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.
@wowfactor97732 жыл бұрын
7:17 Liberty Center ....bang!!! looking sad... i stayed at that hotel for a week end of 2019 and was bustling...
@brucebaum14582 жыл бұрын
Sad for such an industrious hardworking peoples to lose their businesses by the thousands, the financial hardships are kinda hard to fathom.
@mastervz48062 жыл бұрын
My family lives there. Go travel inward and check out locals. Not these big ass tourist spots.
@MrDobberdude2 жыл бұрын
No way would I pay $1 to go there....only if family were there
@Bohdi662 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. Sure appreciate your honesty, think I'll wait a few more months before visiting Vietnam again.
@kippsguitar65392 жыл бұрын
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
@jerryle3792 жыл бұрын
Wake up call for Nha Trang and other city who try to follow them focus way too much on tourist and lack in other sector
@allangillott59932 жыл бұрын
this is what happens when you shut the door
@MekongMitch2 жыл бұрын
Yup, Looks like it'll be some time before things get back to anywhere normal there....
@Skater21Loverboyz2 жыл бұрын
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.
@gwenhoang40182 жыл бұрын
Wow, will all of these business going out of business I wonder ? So sad to see so many countries are devastated by this pandemic!
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
👍
@darlenekolodziejczak51872 жыл бұрын
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.
@RippleAffect2 жыл бұрын
Wow I can't believe it's that bad 😕
@genestone49512 жыл бұрын
"you will own nothing and you will be happy" -- klaus schwab / World Economic Forum / Great Reset / economic terrorism
@khavantruong69082 жыл бұрын
Cứ đến cứ vãn nhận, nhưng! Mỗi người lại một khác!. Với tôi Nhatrang rất chân thành với khách “thập phương “
@ricosadao8282 жыл бұрын
Isn't it also insanely rainy this time of year?
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
Yep floods every day since I left almost
@ricosadao8282 жыл бұрын
@@fatandbroke Explains the deserted streets
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
@@ricosadao828 not just rain nothing really open most stuff went under
@christophertran81532 жыл бұрын
I can be your cameraman. I work for Pho.
@tanthemaninnam2 жыл бұрын
You are right Chris. VN really did a number on its people with the zero covid policy. They decimated that place
@vinhqngouoc2 жыл бұрын
Epidemic is f up everywhere in the world. Just hope the travel agency to tell their customers the truth
@gavinbottcher40202 жыл бұрын
I was there in 2008 had a great time brilliant place.
@Trongnguyen8888a2 жыл бұрын
keep up the good work.
@williamboyd50572 жыл бұрын
Yep as bad as Bali
@ladyEnchantressGarden2 жыл бұрын
I've seen some footage of Canggu people. Seems like most things open now and the beach in Batu Bolong is already busy
@jackg.45202 жыл бұрын
Ghost Trang ! Go back home, be frosty
@flyingdog3662 жыл бұрын
What a change from1968!
@ArcoZakus2 жыл бұрын
No kidding. Amazing.
@HUMASKHTML212 жыл бұрын
Vắng quá anh.Hy vọng Nha Trang 🏖 sớm trở lại
@rich61572 жыл бұрын
nha trang has not been reborn not yet
@kippsguitar65392 жыл бұрын
Very useful, thanks
@metarick33902 жыл бұрын
hows DA NANG, i want to move there soon
@Sokx412 жыл бұрын
If I was to go to Nha Trang I would stay near the Po Nogar Cham Temple complex, since that ismy interest.
@Sokx412 жыл бұрын
The town is obbiously closed to tourists but is still open for locals, who still like to go out to eat.
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
It's open
@suni2142 жыл бұрын
i always enjoy your videos and food reviews always miss wyn and her rokkie reviews!!lol
@eh-qj8mx2 жыл бұрын
No xin chào?!!
@cryptaus2 жыл бұрын
Hey bro. I hope it can recover as I would like to visit
@10MinutestoRouletteFortune2 жыл бұрын
wow.......this is crazy. The world will continue to be in shut down.
@beardedtraveleradam2 жыл бұрын
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....
@johnq93262 жыл бұрын
Chris what is your job in Vn for a job for income?
@fatandbroke2 жыл бұрын
KZbin
@alan5522 жыл бұрын
Hi mate . After watching your video, time to go back home ,ghost town as you say maybe July back to normal
@Chemical_Logic2 жыл бұрын
you have any information when they will open tourist to HCM