Vietnam’s tourism recovery continues to make progress, with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism announcing 1.04 million international visitor arrivals in July – a new post-pandemic high.
The July figure is around three times higher than during the same period last year and represents 79% of foreign tourists into the country in July 2019, VietnamNet reports.
For the first seven months of 2023 combined, Vietnam has welcomed 6.6 million foreign tourists and has already reached 83% of its full year target. July visitation, the tourism agency added, was boosted by a significant uptick in arrivals from Europe as well as improvement from key Asian markets.
Visitation from Norway grew 251% month-on-month, Belgium by 154% and Denmark by 152%, while Chinese visitation grew by 14% and South Korea by 6%.
Asia remained the main source of tourists, with Korea, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia all ranking in the top 10, as Australia and India.
Total revenue from tourists for the first seven months of the year is estimated at around VND416.6 trillion (US$17.6 billion), representing 64% of Vietnam’s annual target.
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