According to an analysis of travel booking data in the third quarter of this year, Vietnam ranked first among the favorite foreign travel destinations of Koreans, surpassing even Japan.
Surpassing Japan, Vietnam is the most favorite destination for Korean tourists.
Việt Nam•12/07/2024According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Kyowon Tour Travel Easy Group has just announced the Overseas Travel Trends for the third quarter of 2024 and popular tourist destinations, Vietnam has surpassed Japan to become the most favorite place for Koreans.
Specifically, the trend of overseas travel in the third quarter, including summer vacation and Chuseok (mid-autumn festival), Vietnam has become a favorite destination for Korean tourists of all ages, thereby increasing the demand for bookings. The third quarter of 2024 is also the first quarter that Vietnam has surpassed Japan with a booking rate of 13.7%, higher than Japan's 13.2%; followed by China with 11.7%; Thailand ranked 4th (9.0%) and Mongolia (7.1%) ranked 5th.
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Korean tourists explore the Golden Bridge on top of Ba Na. Photo SG |
Due to the impact of high inflation, more and more customers choose foreign tourist destinations during the holidays or take vacations early to avoid peak seasons, in order to reduce the cost burden.
During the peak season (July 26 - August 4), short-haul destinations topped the list. Vietnam topped the list (18.2%), followed by Japan (13.0%), China (12.6%), Thailand (8.9%) and the Philippines (7.6%). Demand for Vietnam tourism increased even more significantly during the holiday season.
A report from Kyowon Tour Travel Easy also predicts that during this year's Chuseok holiday (September 14-22), the demand for overseas travel will be greater than ever as people can take up to nine days off by combining two days of annual leave. As autumn approaches, demand to Southeast Asia will decrease, with Vietnam alone increasing by 14.7%, while demand to Japan (17.0%), China (14.7%) and Europe will increase sharply. A representative of Travel Easy said: "The popularity of China, along with Japan and Vietnam, is expected to continue to increase."
There are many reasons why Korean tourists love and choose Vietnam. Familiar destinations, considered by Korean tourists as "resort paradises" such as Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Da Nang...
In the first 6 months of 2024, there were 2.3 million Korean visitors to Vietnam, leading the number of international visitors to our country.
Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/vuot-qua-nhat-viet-nam-dung-dau-diem-den-yeu-thich-nhat-cua-khach-han-quoc-post284952.html
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