International visitors to Vietnam increased by more than 40% in the past 10 months

NDO - According to data recently released by the General Statistics Office, in the first 10 months of 2024, there were more than 14.1 million international visitors to Vietnam, an increase of 41.3% over the same period last year. This figure has helped the tourism industry get closer to the goal of welcoming 17-18 million visitors by the end of the year.

International visitors to Vietnam in October reached 1.42 million, up nearly 28% over the same period in 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Information from the General Statistics Office shows that the number of international visitors to Vietnam in October increased sharply, reaching 1.42 million, an increase of nearly 28% over the same period in 2023. In the first 10 months of 2024, international visitors to Vietnam reached more than 14.1 million, an increase of 41.3% over the same period last year. In terms of market size, Asia contributes nearly 80% of the total number of international visitors to our country. Major markets in Northeast Asia include: China, Korea, Taiwan (China) and Japan, contributing nearly 60%. Specifically, Korea is the largest market sending visitors to Vietnam with 3.7 million, accounting for 26.4% of the total number of international visitors. In second place, China has 3 million visitors, accounting for 21.3% of the total number of visitors. Following that, Taiwan (China) ranked 3rd with 1 million visitors, the United States ranked 4th with 637 thousand visitors and Japan ranked 5th with 585 thousand visitors. The countries with the next largest markets sending visitors to Vietnam are Australia, India, Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand. Notably, large markets in the Northeast Asia region are the main driving force for the growth in international visitors. The most prominent is the Chinese market with an increase of 130.4% over the same period last year. The Korean market increased by 28.5%, the Japanese market increased by 24.8% and the Taiwanese market (China) increased by 59.4%. Markets in the Southeast Asian region grew well with Indonesia increasing by 85.5%, the Philippines increasing by 64.5%, Laos increasing by 13.9%, Cambodia increasing by 12.1%, Malaysia increasing by 5.5%, Singapore increasing by 4.7%. The Thai market alone decreased by 13.3%. The European region has seen positive growth, including key markets such as the UK up 20.4%, France up 30.5%, Germany up 23.6%, Italy up 54.5%, Spain up 23.3%... compared to the same period last year. These are all markets that enjoy a unilateral visa exemption policy to enter Vietnam with a temporary stay of up to 45 days, effective from August 15, 2023. The driving force from the open visa policy, along with vibrant promotion and advertising activities, opens up the expectation that the number of international visitors to Vietnam will continue to grow positively in the last months of the year.

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