Despite the rising tension in the East Sea, many Vietnamese are in fact deciding to visit the area's beaches and islands to spend their vacation to show their love and prove their loyalty to their homeland.

The April 30 holiday alone saw an evident increase in the number of tourists visiting such attraction sites as Ly Son Island, Cham Islands, Hoang Sa-Bac Hai Fleet Museum, Hang Pagoda, and the flag tower. The latter is a symbol of Vietnam's territory. According to the Phuong Dong Ngay Nay Tourism Company, some of these guests are not even first-time tourists but in fact returning visitors who have come to love the place and decided to come back for its sheer beauty and inherent peace. This of course increases profits in tourism-related establishments and services like hotels, restaurants, diving companies, among others.

Vietnam is made up of 3,260 kilometers of beaches and more than 2,700 islands. It is rich in history and culture which tourists, both local and foreign, find interesting to explore. Relics such as museums, ancient houses, statues, temples and other vestiges attract people from all over the world to discover and appreciate for themselves.

The local government and travel agencies are currently working hand in hand to further strengthen tourism in the country by conducting promotions and additional tours in such places as Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Paracel and Spratly) islands. By advice of the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club, a survey should be made in these areas to effectively and specifically determine the factors and elements needed in order to improve and increase tourism in Vietnam despite the East Asia dispute and even beyond.