Figures released by the General Statistics Office on the morning of April 29 showed that South Korea was still the largest market sending visitors to Vietnam in April and the first four months of the year, followed by mainland China.
However, April witnessed a strong "rise" from Chinese tourists. The number of tourists between these two markets narrowed to 10,000, 368,000 Korean tourists and 358,000 Chinese tourists. Meanwhile, in previous months, the number of Korean tourists was often 1.4 to 2 times higher than that of Chinese tourists.
Due to the gloomy economy after the pandemic, many Chinese tourists choose to travel domestically and to nearby countries. Vietnam's advantage with this market is the shared land border and similar culture.
Previously, CTrip, a famous online travel company in China, also commented that on May 1, the number of Chinese tourists with the highest demand to visit Southeast Asia due to the proximity, affordable prices, and suitability with the current frugal spending budget of Chinese people.
The remaining markets in the top sending visitors to Vietnam in April include Taiwan, the US, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, and Japan.
According to the General Statistics Office, international arrivals to Vietnam are higher than the same period last year, favorable visa policies, and attractive tourism stimulus programs continue to be effective in attracting visitors. In April, Vietnam welcomed 1.55 million arrivals, a slight decrease compared to 1.59 million in March but an increase of 58.2% over the same period last year.
In the first 4 months of the year, international visitors to Vietnam reached 6.2 million, up 68% over the same period last year and up 3.9% over the same period in 2019 - a year before the pandemic. If Vietnam continues to maintain its "form" of welcoming visitors like the first 4 months of the year in the next 8 months, the tourism industry will exceed the set target of welcoming 18 million visitors, recovering 100% to pre-pandemic levels.
HQ (according to VnExpress)Source
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