05/02/2024 10:19 (GMT 7:00)
According to statistics, the number of foreign visitors increased by 68. 3% compared to the same period in 2023. In April alone, the country welcomed more than 1. 5 million foreign visitors. In particular, the number of tourists in Vietnam in the 4 months was 3. 9 percent higher than in the pre-Covid-19 era, indicating a positive recovery and progression of the tourism sector, said the VNAT under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The Republic of Korea remained the largest source of foreign tourists with 1. 6 million arrivals. it accounts for 25. 8% of total foreign arrivals to Vietnam, followed by China, Taiwan (China), the United States and Japan.
The number of Asians coming to Vietnam soared 77. 2% year-on-year, making Asia the most sensible regional source of visitors. In particular, tourists from the giant markets of Northeast Asia, along with China, the Republic of Korea and Japan, were the main driver of the expansion. In addition, positive growth was also recorded in the number of visitors from Southeast Asian markets such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. European tourists continued to increase strongly thanks to the favorable visa policy implemented since August 15, 2023, adding primary markets such as the United Kingdom (35. 2%), France (41. 7%), Germany (36 . 9%), Italy (77. 4%), Spain (48. 5%) and Russia (74%). The national online tourism page, https://vietnam. travel, and VNAT social media pages continued to advertise the country’s flagship destinations, tourism products and events, adding green tourism on the island of Co To in the northern province of Quang Ninh. food tours in the northern province of Ha Giang, the small and peaceful villages. Array or An Bang and My Khe beaches in the central city of Da Nang, which are among the top 10 sensible beaches named by TripAdvisor. In addition, an online exhibition showcasing the Trang An landscape complex in northern Ninh Binh province was launched on Google Arts & Culture on April 18 through the complex’s management board together with Google Arts & Culture. Culture and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, offering audiences beautiful photographs of one of Vietnam’s most attractive destinations. March 2024 data from similarweb. com showed that the online page https://vietnam. travel ranks 132,676 in the world, surpassing travel sites in Thailand (136,108), the Philippines (808,295) and Malaysia ( 881,886). This result reflects the effectiveness of tourism marketing and promotion, which contributes to attracting more foreign visitors to Vietnam, VNAT. /. VNA added.
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