Four-month foreign arrivals rise nearly 70% year on year
VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed 6.2 million foreign arrivals in the first four months of the year, up 68.3% year on year and up 3.9% from the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
According to statistics unveiled by the General Statistics Office (GSO), April alone witnessed the country receive nearly 1.6 million foreign visitors, up 58.2% year on year.
Of the four-month figure, 5.2 million foreigners chose to travel to Vietnam by air, representing a 1.6-fold increase compared to the same period last year.
Around 856,900 international tourists came to Vietnam by road, marking a 2.3-fold increase year on year, while the remainder 151,500 came by sea, or a 3.4-fold increase from a year ago.
Four-month revenue from accommodation and catering services soared by 15.3% year on year to VND237 trillion.
Throughout the reviewed period, earnings from tourism services surged by 49.3% year on year to VND19.4 trillion. Khanh Hoa topped the list with an increase of 158.5%, followed by Da Nang with 98.5%, Binh Dinh with 60.6%, and Ho Chi Minh City with 58.7%.
According to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), Hanoi, Hoi An in Quang Nam province, and Ho Chi Minh City were recently selected as three of the best cities in the world for walking tours by Guruwalk.
The list was compiled on booking and search data from 800 cities in 120 countries collected on Guruwalk’s website since April 2023.
The number of international visitors has increased strongly thanks to the effectiveness of favourable visa policies along with the tourism promotion stimulus programme.
The agency anticipates that the growth momentum will be maintained in the coming months towards the set goal of welcoming 18 million foreign tourists by the end of the year.
