Ho Chi Minh City tourism welcomes more than 8.5 million visitors in the first quarter of 2025

Accordingly, the city's tourism industry's revenue in the first 3 months of 2025 reached VND 56,662 billion, an increase of 26.7% over the same period in 2024 (the first 3 months of 2024 was VND 44,710 billion), completing 21.8% of the 2025 plan.

Specifically, in March 2025, the number of international visitors to Ho Chi Minh City reached 590,784, an increase of 22.8% over the same period in 2024 (March 2024 was 480,984); In the first 3 months of 2025, it reached 1,635,620, an increase of 18.2% over the same period in 2024 (1,384,316), reaching 19.2% of the 2025 plan.

In the first 3 months of 2025, the number of tourists to Ho Chi Minh City reached more than 8.5 million. Photo: Nguyen Viet Cuong

Meanwhile, the number of domestic tourists in March 2025 reached 2,994,414, an increase of 2.8% over the same period in 2024 (March 2024 was 2,911,604); the first 3 months of 2025 reached 8,574,194, an increase of 6.3% over the same period in 2024 (8,063,316), reaching 19.1% of the 2025 plan.

Recently, the City's tourism industry has launched a social media campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification. The identity and communication message "Find Your Vibes" have been announced. This identity was created with 50 graphic images showing typical works and symbols of Ho Chi Minh City. These images show the memorable, typical image of Ho Chi Minh City celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

In the coming time, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism will continue to introduce destinations and typical tourism products of the city, promote and publicize attractive tourism products, connect travel and tourism businesses to exploit and develop routes, improve the quality of tourism services, create richness and diversity for tourism programs serving domestic and foreign tourists.

Specifically, the linked tourism products “Go Mon” (District 12 - Go Vap - Hoc Mon District - Cu Chi); “A Corner of Green Saigon” (District 4, District 7, Nha Be District); Saigon Special Forces “Legendary Basements” (District 1, District 3, District 10)…

Regarding waterway tourism, the Department of Tourism has reported the results of a survey of river tourism routes connecting Ho Chi Minh City to provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta and Southeast regions, thereby completing old products to immediately re-deploy 14 waterway tourism routes by tourist canoe and cruise ship from the city to the Mekong Delta.

Of which, there are 2 high-speed boat routes connecting to Cambodia; continue to complete 19 waterway tourism routes with accommodation services on the river and orient to build 22 new waterway tourism routes from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta and Cambodia. Conduct surveys and evaluate waterway tourism routes connecting the city with Dong Nai province and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/du-lich-tp-ho-chi-minh-don-hon-8-5-trieu-du-khach-trong-quy-i-2025.html