Last November, international visitors to Vietnam were estimated at 1.7 million, the highest since the beginning of the year (up 20.5% compared to October 2024 and up 38.8% over the same period last year).
Compared to before the pandemic, the number of visitors in November this year was 94% of the same period in 2019. In the first 11 months of 2024, international visitors to our country reached more than 15.8 million, an increase of 41.0% over the same period last year and is about to reach the target of 17-18 million visitors set by industry leaders at the beginning of this year.
The number of international visitors to our country reached more than 15.8 million arrivals, an increase of 41.0% over the same period last year.
This is the data just announced by the National Tourism Administration this morning, December 6. Accordingly, the number of visitors arriving by air accounted for the largest number, with more than 1.4 million arrivals; followed by road with more than 277,000 arrivals; and by sea with 32,000 arrivals.
In particular, South Korea is the largest market sending visitors with 4.13 million arrivals, up 128.3% over the same period last year; followed by China with 3.3 million arrivals, up 222%. In the European market, the UK is the largest market sending visitors, with more than 279,000 arrivals, followed by France, Germany, and Russia.
Vietnam is creating many programs to develop this "smokeless industry" next year.
Markets with increased visitor numbers compared to October 2024 are: Poland (up 238%), Italy (up 88%), Norway (up 66%), Switzerland (up 54%), Sweden (up 54%), France (up 44%), Singapore (up 43%), Canada (up 42%), Russia (up 41%), Germany (up 38%), Belgium (up 38%), Malaysia (up 35%), Netherlands (up 33%), UK (up 33%), Spain (up 30%), China (up 11%), South Korea (up 9%)...
In the Asia-Pacific region, markets sending visitors to Vietnam with high growth in November include the Philippines, Cambodia, India, Singapore, and Malaysia.
The National Tourism Administration stated that with the effectiveness of the open visa policy and the vibrant promotion and advertising activities in recent times, international visitors to Vietnam have increased rapidly in the last months of the year and the tourism industry is expected to complete the target of welcoming 17-18 million international visitors in 2024.
