On October 6, according to information from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam welcomed nearly 1.3 million international visitors last September.
In the first 9 months of this year, the total number of international visitors to Vietnam reached more than 12.7 million, an increase of 43% over the same period last year.
According to statistics from the Vietnam National Tourism Administration, in terms of market size, South Korea continues to be the largest market sending visitors to Vietnam in the past 9 months with 3.3 million arrivals (accounting for 26.5%). Second is China, reaching 2.7 million arrivals (accounting for 21.3%). These two markets alone contribute 47.8% of the total number of international visitors to Vietnam.
Next is Taiwan (China) with 954,000 arrivals, the United States (579,000 arrivals), Japan (529,000 arrivals), Malaysia (357,000 arrivals). In the top 10 largest markets for Vietnamese tourism, there are also Australia, India, Cambodia and Thailand.
In the past 9 months, major countries in the Northeast Asia region were the main drivers of the growth in international arrivals to Vietnam. In particular, the Chinese market increased by 141.4% over the same period last year, followed by South Korea (up 30.3%), Japan (up 27.6%), and Taiwan (China) up 65.8%.
The number of visitors from some countries with good growth rates such as Indonesia increased by 91.9%, the Philippines increased by 59.5%, India increased by 27%, followed by Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore. The number of visitors from Thailand decreased by 14.3%.
Notably, markets in Europe all grew vigorously, including the UK (up 19.9%), France (up 28.1%), Germany (up 23.3%). In addition, there are Italy (up 55.1%), Spain (up 24.8%), Russia (up 80.5%), Denmark (up 22.1%), Norway (up 15.7%), Sweden (up 22.8%). These are all markets that enjoy a unilateral visa exemption policy for entry into Vietnam with a temporary stay of up to 45 days, effective from August 15, 2023.
Visitors entering by land reached nearly 1.8 million (accounting for 13.8%). Visitors traveling by sea reached nearly 165,700, accounting for 1.3% and growing by 158.7%.
Since the beginning of the year, localities have actively promoted tourism promotion activities to attract domestic and international visitors. Tourism revenue in the first 9 months of this year is estimated at VND45,600 billion, up 16.7% over the same period last year.
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in general, the number of international visitors to Vietnam grew positively in the first 9 months of this year, with most markets fully recovering, and some markets even increasing sharply compared to the same period in 2019 - the time before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has successfully implemented a series of programs to promote Vietnamese tourism abroad such as Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and South Korea... Notably, at the end of September, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism successfully implemented a program to promote Vietnamese tourism and cinema in the United States, from September 23-25, with the theme "Vietnam - New destination of world cinema."
The program introduced and promoted tourist destinations, potential filming locations, attracted Hollywood studios to Vietnam to film films with great appeal, capable of creating international media effects, promoting and attracting tourists to Vietnam.
The tourism industry will continue to promote activities and organize important events in the last months of 2024. Some notable events include the Ceremony to honor Vietnam's leading tourism businesses, the National Food Festival in Dien Bien and the WTM London Tourism Fair 2024.
Vietnam will also participate in the 2024 CITM Fair in China, and organize the 11th Vietnam-Taiwan Tourism Cooperation Conference and the UN Tourism International Conference on Rural Tourism in Quang Nam.
In addition, the Vietnamese tourism industry is disseminating and guiding the investigation of tourism resources in 2024, while reviewing and evaluating the implementation of Resolution No. 08-NQ/TW of the Politburo as well as the implementation of the 2017 Tourism Law. These activities aim to continue to consolidate a solid foundation for the sustainable development of Vietnam's tourism in the coming years.
With the momentum from the open visa policy, it is expected that in the remaining months of this year, the number of international visitors to Vietnam will continue to grow dramatically, and the tourism industry will complete the 2024 target of Vietnam welcoming 17-18 million international visitors./.
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