Vietnam saw a near one-quarter increase in its international tourist arrivals in the first seven months of the year compared to 2024, topping 12.2 million.
According to data from the nation’s General Statistics Office, the majority of visitors came from mainland China – totaling 3.1 million, a 45 percent yearly rise.
The second-largest tourism source market was South Korea, at 2.5 million, followed by Taiwan (736,000), the United States (521,000) and Japan (449,000).
Cambodia, India and Australia also contributed highly to the nation’s tourism during the seven-month period.
Looking at the month of July, there were 1.56 million foreign visitors, a 36 percent yearly increase. Interestingly Russian was the tourism source market that saw the largest yearly increase, up 300 percent, due to the resumption of direct flights paused due to the conflict in Ukraine.
Vietnam is aiming to further increase its tourism attraction to foreigners, improving its visa policies and infrastructure.
This includes a new airport, Gia Binh International Airport, under construction in the Bac Ninh province in northern Vietnam, near Hanoi.
Once completed, the airport is expected to handle 30 million passengers annually. This is expected to expand to 50 million passengers by 2050.
