Vietnam welcomes nearly 10 million international tourists in 7 months, up 51%

Korean tourists experience making Dong Ho folk paintings in Hanoi.

According to the General Statistics Office, the number of international visitors to Vietnam in July 2024 reached 1.15 million (an increase of 10.9% compared to the same period last year). For the first seven months of 2024, the total number of international visitors reached nearly 10 million (an increase of 51% compared to the same period in 2023) and an increase of 1.9% compared to the same period in 2019.

South Korea continues to be Vietnam's largest source market for tourists with nearly 2.6 million arrivals (accounting for 26%). China ranks second with 2.1 million arrivals (accounting for 21.4%). The South Korean and Chinese markets together account for nearly half of the total number of international tourists to Vietnam from the beginning of the year to July.

Taiwan ranked third (732,000 visitors), followed by the US in fourth place (478,000 visitors) and Japan in fifth place (380,000 visitors). The top 10 largest markets for Vietnamese tourism also include Malaysia and Australia (281,000 visitors), India (272,000 visitors), Cambodia (260,000 visitors), and Thailand (248,000 visitors).

According to data analysis from the General Statistics Office, most markets recorded growth. Notably, Asia saw a 57% increase, driven by major markets in Northeast Asia: China (190% growth), South Korea (37% growth), Japan (34% growth), and Taiwan (76% growth).

Southeast Asian markets also achieved good growth, such as Indonesia (107% growth), the Philippines (58% growth), Malaysia (7% growth), Cambodia (15% growth), and Singapore (6% growth).

Asian tourists love Vietnam's pristine beaches.

The two potential markets in 7th and 8th place, Australia and India, continued to grow well, both reaching 27%. The market networking and tourism promotion activities of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration in Australia last June are expected to provide impetus for even stronger growth in this market in the future.

European regional markets continued to grow strongly over the past 7 months (47% growth); including Russia (75%), Italy (61%), Spain (38%), France (33%), Germany (27%), Sweden (27%), Denmark (26%), Belgium (26%), Switzerland (25%), and so on.

A positive sign is that despite being the low season for international tourism, the number of visitors from key European markets to Vietnam in July 2024 still increased compared to the previous month. This shows that the effectiveness of the relaxed visa policy and a series of promotional activities by the Vietnam National Tourism Administration in key markets such as France, Germany, Italy, and Russia has begun to yield results.

From now until the end of 2024, the Vietnam National Tourism Administration is expected to continue implementing programs to promote Vietnamese tourism in major markets such as China, India, Australia, and New Zealand; organize a Vietnam tourism and film promotion program in the US; and participate in several international tourism fairs, including WTM 2024 in the UK...

The peak season for international tourism will arrive in the final months of the year, along with a series of tourism promotion and marketing activities in many key markets, which are expected to become a "boost" to help Vietnam's tourism industry soon achieve its target of welcoming 17-18 million international visitors in 2024.

VN (according to VNA)

Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/viet-nam-don-gan-10-trieu-luot-khach-du-lich-quoc-te-trong-7-thang-tang-51-388786.html