Kinhtedothi - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has just announced that in the first 10 months of 2024, the city welcomed nearly 35 million visitors (nearly 4.7 million international visitors and nearly 31 million domestic visitors), generating revenue of 156,649 billion VND, an increase of 11.9% compared to the same period in 2023, and reaching 82.4% of the plan for the whole year of 2024.
Accordingly, on the afternoon of October 31st, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism announced that the number of international visitors to the city in October reached nearly 650,000, an increase of 16.6% compared to the same period in 2023. In addition, the cumulative number of visitors for the first 10 months of 2024 reached nearly 4.7 million, an increase of 12.9% compared to the same period in 2023 (4,127,098 visitors in the first 10 months of 2023), achieving 77.7% of the 2024 plan.
In addition, the number of domestic tourists visiting the city in October reached nearly 3.6 million, an increase of 1.2% compared to the same period in 2023. The cumulative number for the first 10 months of 2024 reached nearly 31 million, an increase of 1.3% compared to the same period in 2023 (30,512,799 tourists in the first 10 months of 2023), achieving 81.4% of the 2024 plan.
Ho Chi Minh City's total tourism revenue in October 2024 reached VND 16,251 billion, an increase of 11.4% compared to the same period in 2023. The cumulative revenue for the first 10 months of 2024 reached VND 156,649 billion, an increase of 11.9% compared to the same period in 2023 and achieving 82.4% of the 2024 annual plan.
Specifically, revenue from accommodation and food services in October 2024 was estimated at VND 12,119 billion, accounting for 11.1% of total retail sales of goods and consumer services, an increase of 2.7% compared to the previous month and an increase of 8.7% compared to the same period last year.
Accommodation revenue increased by 6% compared to the previous month and by 4.0% year-on-year. Food and beverage revenue increased by 2.3% compared to the previous month and by 9.5% year-on-year.
In the first 10 months of 2024 alone, revenue from accommodation and food services is estimated at VND 110,733 billion, an increase of 8.9% compared to the same period last year. Of this, accommodation increased by 26.7% and food services increased by 6.6%.
Travel service revenue in October 2024 is estimated at VND 2,655 billion, a decrease of 0.3% compared to the previous month and an increase of 1.4% compared to the same period last year. For the first 10 months of 2024, travel service revenue is estimated at VND 32,255 billion, an increase of 46.7% compared to the same period last year.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, in order to attract a large number of international tourist groups to the city, the tourism industry is developing preferential policies for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) tourist groups and MICE service providers.
Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is also stepping up activities to implement the tourism development cooperation program between Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region, such as continuing to implement the plan to organize the program to select attractive tourist destinations in Ho Chi Minh City and the 13 provinces and cities of the Mekong Delta.
In addition, the city continues to promote the program of linking tourism development between Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast region.
Regarding tourism promotion abroad, Ho Chi Minh City focuses on key activities such as: Organizing the Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City tourism promotion program in Singapore in 2024; the Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City tourism promotion seminar and business meetings serving the International Buyer Program of the Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair 2025 (ITE HCMC 2025).
In addition, the city's delegation was advised to attend the 43rd meeting of the Tourism Promotion Organization (TPO) Executive Board in Malaysia to promote and introduce the image of Ho Chi Minh City as a destination to TPO member cities.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/tp-ho-chi-minh-10-thang-dau-nam-don-hon-35-trieu-luot-du-khach.html
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