According to the General Statistics Office released on the morning of April 29, in April 2024, the number of international visitors to our country reached nearly 1.6 million, an increase of 58.2% over the same period last year. In the past 4 months, international visitors to our country reached 6.2 million, an increase of 68.3% over the same period last year; an increase of 3.9% over the same period in 2019 - the year when the COVID-19 pandemic had not yet occurred.
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| International tourists on a cyclo tour around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake. Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA |
This is due to favorable visa policies and attractive tourism stimulus programs that continue to be effective, attracting a fairly high number of international visitors to Vietnam compared to the same period last year.
Of the total of nearly 6.2 million international arrivals to Vietnam in the past four months, arrivals by air accounted for 83.7%; by road 13.8% and by sea 2.5%.
Revenue from accommodation and catering services in the first four months of 2024 is estimated at VND237.3 trillion, up 15.3%; tourism revenue is estimated at VND19,400 billion, up 49.3% over the same period last year.
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) informed: Guruwalk website (an international community organization specializing in providing walking tours with local tour guides in cities around the world) has selected Hanoi, Hoi An ( Quang Nam ) and Ho Chi Minh City as 3 destinations of our country in the list of 100 best cities for walking tourism. This list is compiled based on booking and search data of 800 cities in 120 countries made on Guruwwalk's website from April 2023 to April 2024.
Recently, Director of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration Nguyen Trung Khanh attended the Local Policy Forum on the topic "Developing green and sustainable tourism" organized by the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province. Director Nguyen Trung Khanh stated: Green growth is a common trend globally to achieve the goals of economic growth, sustainable social development associated with environmental protection, and adaptation to climate change.
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| Foreign tourists are visiting Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hai Yen/Tin Tuc Newspaper |
In Vietnam, the Government has issued the National Strategy and National Action Plan on Green Growth for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, identifying strategic tasks. These are: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the use of clean energy and renewable energy; greening production; greening lifestyles and sustainable consumption. The trend of consuming "green" tourism is increasingly attracting tourists' attention, especially environmentally friendly products that respect indigenous cultures and local communities.
According to Trip Advisor research: 34% of tourists surveyed are willing to pay more to stay in environmentally friendly hotels, 50% are willing to pay more for travel companies that benefit local communities and conservation activities. It can be seen that "green" tourism not only ensures sustainable development but is also a solution to increase the number of tourists with high spending, awareness, and civilized behavior when traveling. The United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) has identified that developing tourism in the direction of green growth is necessary and inevitable, in which tourism is a factor promoting green economic development.
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has coordinated with the Vietnam CITES Management Authority and WWF - Vietnam to organize the program "Training to promote responsible tourism associated with nature and wildlife conservation" in Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc.
According to VNA
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