According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), in July, international tourist arrivals to Vietnam reached 1.15 million, up 10.9% over the same period last year.
In the first 7 months of the year, international tourists to the country totalled nearly 10 million, up 51% over the same period last year and up 1.9% over the same period in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam nearly reach 10 million. (Photo: NDO) |
Of the total, tourists arriving by air reached 8.4 million, accounting for 84.2%, up 45.1% over the same period last year, while those by road posted 1.4 million, accounting for 14.1%, up 84.2%; by sea, 165,500, accounting for 1.7%, three times higher than the same period last year.
The Republic of Korea continued to be the largest market sending tourists to Vietnam with nearly 2.6 million arrivals, accounting for 26% of the total. China ranked second with 2.1 million arrivals, accounting for 21.4% of the total. Thus, these two countries have contributed nearly half of the international tourist arrivals to Vietnam.
Taiwan (China), the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, India, Cambodia and Thailand were the next largest markets sending tourists to Vietnam.
In terms of growth drivers, most markets have recorded stable growth. Asia increased by 57% with the main driving force from large markets in the Northeast Asia region such as China (up 190%), the Republic of Korea (up 37%) and Japan (up 34%).
Countries in the Southeast Asia region also achieved good growth, typically Indonesia (up 107%), the Philippines (up 58%) and Cambodia (up 15%). Only the Thai market decreased by 14.5%.
According to the GSO, favorable visa policies, tourism promotion and promotion programs in 2024 promoted by localities across the country have attracted a fairly high number of international visitors to Vietnam compared to the same period last year./.