Over the past 11 months, the number of international visitors to our country reached more than 15.8 million, an increase of 41.0% over the same period last year and is about to "reach the target" of 17-18 million that industry leaders set at the beginning of this year.
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Last November, international visitors to Vietnam were estimated at 1.7 million, the highest since the beginning of the year (up 20.5% compared to October 2024 and up 38.8% over the same period last year).
Compared to before the pandemic, the number of visitors in November this year was 94% of the same period in 2019. In the first 11 months of 2024, international visitors to our country reached more than 15.8 million, an increase of 41.0% over the same period last year and is about to reach the target of 17-18 million visitors set by industry leaders at the beginning of this year.
This is the data just announced by the National Tourism Administration this morning, December 6. Accordingly, the number of visitors arriving by air accounted for the largest number, with more than 1.4 million arrivals; followed by road with more than 277,000 arrivals; and by sea with 32,000 arrivals.
Experts say that the sharp increase in the number of visitors last November is not unusual. Because Vietnam is in the "main season" of peak international visitor season, from October to March every year. Previously, the tourism industry recorded a record high number of international visitors in a month in November 2019, with more than 1.8 million arrivals.
The Korean market continued to be the “gold mine” of Vietnamese tourism in November as well as the past 11 months, reaching nearly 400,000 arrivals. China ranked second with nearly 340,000 arrivals in November. The top 10 markets also recorded visitors from Taiwan, Japan, India, the US, Cambodia, and Australia.
Notably, the number of French visitors to Vietnam in November increased dramatically, with more than 33,000 arrivals, equal to 144% compared to October and ranked among the top 12 markets sending the most visitors to Vietnam. Singapore ranked 11th, with more than 35,000 arrivals.
In terms of growth, European countries recorded the highest increase in November. Of which, Poland increased by more than 330% compared to October; followed by Italy, Russia, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, Germany.
In the Asia-Pacific region, markets sending visitors to Vietnam with high growth in November include the Philippines, Cambodia, India, Singapore, and Malaysia.
In the first 11 months of the year, South Korea continued to be the largest market sending visitors to Vietnam with 4.1 million arrivals (accounting for 26% of the international visitor market share). China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Malaysia, the US, Australia, and Cambodia were the next largest markets. The UK was the largest European market sending visitors to Vietnam in the first 11 months, with more than 279,000 arrivals, followed by France, Germany, and Russia.
The leader of the National Tourism Administration stated that with the effectiveness of the open visa policy and the vibrant promotion and advertising activities in recent times, international visitors to Vietnam have increased rapidly in the last months of the year and the tourism industry is expected to complete the target of welcoming 1,718 million international visitors by 2024./.
According to VNA
Source: https://baobinhduong.vn/du-lich-viet-sap-can-dich-voi-luong-khach-quoc-te-den-thang-11-cao-nhat-nam-a337134.html
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