At the start of the peak season, Vietnam welcomes nearly 10 million international visitors.

Entering the peak season, October 2023 marks the fourth consecutive month that Vietnam's tourism industry welcomes over 1 million international visitors, with 1.11 million visits.

View attachment 546 International visitors strolling around the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Photo: Ý Yên

In total, for the first 10 months, the number of international visitors to Vietnam reached nearly 10 million. According to the General Statistics Office, South Korea continues to be the largest source of tourists in the first 10 months of 2023 with 2.9 million visits; China ranks second with 1.3 million visits.
The number of visitors from these two markets accounts for 42% of the total international arrivals in Vietnam. Following are the USA with 667,000 visitors, Taiwan (China) with 606,000 visitors, and Japan in fifth place with 469,000 visitors.
Next in the top ranks are three Southeast Asian markets, including Thailand (392,000 visitors); Malaysia (372,000 visitors); Cambodia (326,000 visitors). Following are the markets of Australia and India, each with 314,000 visitors.
In Europe, the three largest tourist-sending markets to Vietnam are the UK (206,000 visits), France (169,000 visits), and Germany (159,000 visits). The Russian market achieved 98,000 visits.
In October 2023, most large markets saw growth, with South Korea, the USA, and China experiencing slight increases. Significant growth came from the Thai market with an increase of 35.1%, Taiwan (China) with 18.7%, Australia with 17.2%, and India with 15.5%.
Main markets in Europe continued to achieve good growth compared to September, including: the UK, France, Germany... Some smaller markets, however, showed quite high growth rates such as: Denmark increased by 61.7%, Switzerland by 54.1%, Finland by 42.8%, and Sweden by 30.3%...
View attachment 547 International visitors to Vietnam by month in 2023. Photo: General Statistics Office

With the concerted efforts of the entire industry in recent times to implement product development activities, improve service quality, and promote tourism... the total number of international visitors to Vietnam has far exceeded the target set at the beginning of the year, according to the assessment of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
Based on the actual situation, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently adjusted the target for international visitors in 2023 from 8 million to about 12 - 13 million visits, aiming to create new momentum to accelerate recovery and promote effective and sustainable tourism development.
At the summary meeting of the third quarter of 2023 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Phạm Văn Thủy affirmed the goal of receiving 12-13 million visitors is entirely feasible, laying the foundation for striving in the following years.
He mentioned the advantages of the tourism industry such as open visa policies, along with other policies in bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and other countries. Vietnam's heritage is fully utilized to develop tourism, creating many unique tourism products and attractive destinations for international visitors.

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