HCM City's tourism department welcomed the arrival of the first international guests on a flight to the southern city in 2024. — VNA/VNS
HANOI: The number of international visitors to Vietnam in the first month of 2024 reached over 1.5 million, an increase of 10.3 per cent compared to the previous month and a 73.6 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
The notable increase in international visitors in January, with many markets experiencing remarkable growth, is the result of extensive, systematic efforts to promote and advertise Vietnam's tourism, with the country being recognised as a safe and friendly destination for international visitors, according to the General Statistics Office's January report released on Monday (jan 29).
Most arrivals are via air routes (nearly 1.3 million, 85 per cent of the total), followed by entries by road (176,900, or 11.7 per cent), and by sea (48,400, or 3.2 per cent).
Of these, the majority of visitors in the first month still came from Asia with over 1.1 million, visitors from Europe reached over 216,000, and visitors from the Americas reached over 97,000, followed by Oceania and Africa.
South Korea remains the largest source market for Vietnam tourism in January with 417,576 visitors, an increase of 112.2 per cent compared to the previous month and a 161.3 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
China, which used to be the biggest source of foreign arrivals to Vietnam in pre-pandemic times, is the second-largest source market for visitors in January with 242,181 visitors, up 103.4 per cent from the previous month and a staggering 1,525.5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, signalling a recovery.
Taiwan (China) comes next with 84,213 visitors. The United States market ranks fourth with 75,651 visitors to Vietnam in this period, up 128.9 per cent compared to the previous month and 97.1 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Notably, January witnessed remarkable growth in the Australian market as it rose to the fifth position with 62,100 visitors, more than 1.5 times the previous month (37,040 visitors). The Japanese market ranks sixth with 60,630 visitors.
Visitors from India continue to increase significantly with 46,136 visitors, rising to eighth position among the top 10 source markets for visitors to Vietnam in January 2024. - Vietnam News/ANN
