For four consecutive months, Vietnam welcomed more than one million international visitors, reaching nearly 10 million visitors in the first 10 months of the year.
According to data from the National Tourism Administration and the General Statistics Office on October 29, in October, Vietnam welcomed more than 10 million visitors and was the fourth consecutive month to welcome more than one million international visitors. In the first 10 months of the year, the total number of international visitors reached nearly 1,1 million, an increase of 10 times over the same period last year and equal to 10% compared to 4,2. The results achieved far exceeded the target set at the beginning of the year. welcomed 69 million visitors this year.
In October, more than 10 million domestic tourists traveled. Of which 5,2 million guests stayed. The total number of domestic visitors in the first 3,7 months of the year reached nearly 10 million.
Spanish tourists posing in Hoi An in September. Photo: Nguyen Anh Tuan
In early October, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (VHTTDL) said it would report to the Government to raise the target of welcoming international visitors in 10 from 2023 million to 8-12,5 million visitors. This number, according to tourism experts in Vietnam, is considered "completely achievable". Earlier this year, TAB announced forecasts for the number of international visitors to Vietnam during the year and each month. It is expected that by the end of the year, Vietnam will welcome 13-12 million visitors, coinciding with the number that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to raise.
Korea continues to be the largest sending market in the first 10 months of the year with 2,9 million arrivals. Mainland China ranked second with 1,3 million visits. The remaining markets in order are the US (667.000), Taiwan (606.000), Japan (469.000), Thailand (392.000), Malaysia (372.000), Cambodia (326.000), Australia and India (both reaching 314.000). in turn).
In Europe, the three markets sending the largest visitors to Vietnam include the UK (3), France (206.000), and Germany (169.000). Vietnam's peak tourism season in the first 159.000 months of the year with international visitors is August with more than 10 million arrivals and domestic visitors is June with more than 8 million arrivals.
Total tourism revenue in the first 10 months of the year is estimated at nearly 583.000 billion VND, reaching nearly 90% of the yearly target of 650.000 billion VND. The General Statistics Office assesses that in the general difficult situation of the economy, the service - tourism sector is considered a bright spot, making an important contribution to the country's economic growth. According to the Socio-Economic Report of the first 3 quarters of the year, the service and tourism sector grew by 6,24%, contributing 53,34% to the overall growth of GDP.
Regarding growth motivation in October, the National Tourism Administration commented that most major markets grew, in which the "big driving force" came from the Thai market with a growth rate of 10%, followed by Taiwan reached 35%, Australia increased 18,7%, India increased 17,2%. South Korea increased by 15,5%, mainland China increased by 3,4% and the US increased by 6,8%.
In the first 10 months of the year, the number of Thai visitors to Vietnam reached 392.000, an increase of nearly 3,5 times compared to the same period last year of 114.000 and nearly equal to 397.000 before the epidemic. In October, the number of Thai visitors reached nearly 10, equal to 41.000% compared to September.
A plane of Thailand's national airline Thai Airways made its first round trip at Noi Bai airport on October 29 after many years of delay due to Covid-10. Photo: HG
Chairman of the Board of Directors of HG Aviation Ngo Minh Duc said that Vietnam and Thailand have the advantage of many flights, airlines, close geographical distance, it takes passengers about two hours to fly from Bangkok to Hanoi. If arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, flight time is about 70-80 minutes.
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