Vietnam tourism industry receives positive news in the first 5 months of the year

According to the General Statistics Office, in the first 5 months of 2024, international visitors to Vietnam reached nearly 7.6 million, an increase of 64.9%.

Many activities to promote and advertise Vietnam tourism have attracted many international tourists. (Source: dulich.vn)

On May 29, in the Socio-Economic Situation Report for May and the first 5 months of 2024, the General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Planning and Investment ) said that thanks to favorable visa policies, tourism promotion programs in 2024 were promoted by localities across the country, attracting a fairly high number of international visitors to Vietnam compared to the same period last year.

In May 2024, the number of international visitors to our country reached nearly 1.4 million, an increase of 51.0% over the same period last year. In the first 5 months of 2024, international visitors to our country reached nearly 7.6 million, an increase of 64.9%.

In terms of market size, South Korea continues to be the largest market sending visitors to Vietnam with over 1.9 million arrivals (accounting for 25.7%). Mainland China ranked second, reaching 1.6 million arrivals (accounting for 21.2%). Notably, the number of mainland Chinese visitors in May 2024 reached 357 thousand arrivals, higher than that of South Korean visitors (351 thousand arrivals).

In third place is Taiwan (China) with 529 thousand arrivals, the US in fourth place (350 thousand arrivals), Japan in fifth place (289 thousand arrivals). In the top 10 largest markets of Vietnamese tourism, there are also Malaysia (214 thousand arrivals), Australia (213 thousand arrivals), Thailand (198 thousand arrivals), Cambodia (197 thousand arrivals), India (196 thousand arrivals).

In terms of growth drivers, the Asian market has very good growth (73%), with the main drivers coming from Northeast Asia: China (+302.3%), South Korea (+48.1%), Japan (+41.7%), Taiwan (+110.1%).

In addition, Southeast Asian markets grew well, such as Indonesia (+117.8%), Philippines (+54.1%), Malaysia (+11.9%), Cambodia (+17.7%), Singapore (+10.1%). Only the Thai market decreased by 16.4%. India continued to grow impressively by 39.2%; Australia increased by 35.4%.

European markets continued to grow well (+57.1%) thanks to the effectiveness of the flexible visa and immigration policies applied from August 15, 2023. Most markets are very positive, including major markets such as the UK (+31.6%), France (+39.5%), Germany (+34.6%). In addition, there are Italy (+72.8%), Spain (+45.5%), Russia (+75.0%), Sweden (+34.7%), Switzerland (+30.9%), Denmark (+36.0%), Belgium (+32.6%), Norway (+36.6%)...

In recent times, Vietnam's tourism industry has witnessed a strong recovery. The number of international visitors in the first 5 months of this year was 3.9% higher than before the pandemic, which is a testament to the effectiveness of Vietnam's tourism recovery and development. This result was achieved thanks to the deep concern of all levels and sectors, which issued many policies to facilitate tourism.

Along with that is the effort of the whole industry from the central management agency to localities, enterprises, associations... to carry out promotional activities, develop products and services, diversify cultural, sports and tourism events, ensure the tourism environment and service quality to meet the needs of tourists.

International travel websites, global media agencies, experts, foreign travel bloggers... also continuously recommend Vietnam as an ideal destination for international tourists, suggesting outstanding destinations, special dishes, and interesting experiences when coming to Vietnam.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/nganh-du-lich-viet-nam-don-nhan-tin-tich-cuc-trong-5-thang-dau-nam-273110.html