Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomed more than 3 million foreign tourist
arrivals in the first two months of 2024, up 68.7% year-on-year, and
equivalent to 98.5% of the figure recorded before the COVID-19 outbreak, according
to the General Statistics Office.
Localities across the country also served
14 million domestic visitors, of whom 4.9 million stayed overnight.
Total revenue from tourists in the period
reached 136.1 trillion VND (5.5 billion USD).
The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism
(VNAT) said that these figures showed positive recovery of Vietnamese tourism,
and are a foundation for the sector to fulfill its target of 18 million foreign
tourists this year.
In the period, all regions reported growth in the number of holiday-makers to Vietnam, such as Asia (77.8%), Europe (76%),
Oceania (36.5%), and America (8.4%).
The Republic of Korea remained the biggest source of visitors to Vietnam, followed by China, Taiwan (China)
and the US.
The potential Indian market continued to see
optimistic signals with an increase of 34.7% over the same period in 2023,
ranking 8th in the top 10 markets of Vietnamese tourism.
Notably, all European markets reported growth, especially markets enjoying the unilateral visa exemption policy such
as the UK (32.6%), France (34.6%), Italy (82.3%), Spain (48.5%), and Russia
(58.7%)./.
VNA