The northeastern province of Quảng Ninh, home to Hạ Long bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is actively working to reach its target of 19 million visitors in 2024, including 3.5 million international arrivals.
International cruise liner Celebrity Solstice docked at Phu My port in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau on November 9, with the vessel bringing with it more than 2,800 tourists from Europe, America, and Australia.
International visitors to Vietnam over the past 10 months reached 14.1 million, marking an increase of 41.3% compared to the same period from last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.
Italian-flagged passenger cruise ship the Costa Serena docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province on October 18, bringing 3,040 travellers from Hong Kong (China) to Ha Long City.
Italian-flagged passenger cruise ship the Costa Serena docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 30.
Ho Chi Min City welcomed more than three million foreign tourists in the first seven months of the year, up 30.3% on-year, achieving 51.4% of this year’s set target, according to figures released by its Department of Tourism.
The increase was mainly attributed to the country’s favourable visa policy and enhanced tourism promotion programmes by provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide.
"Favourable visa policies, and strong efforts in tourism promotion campaigns by localities across the country have attracted a rather high number of international guests compared to last year's number," the General Statistics Office explained on the rise.
Vietnamese payment platform Payoo has revealed statistics indicating that foreign tourists typically spend 40% of their budget on food and drink when visiting the nation.
A report from the Hà Nội Department of Tourism (DoT) has revealed the total number of tourists to the capital reached 2.37 million in May, an increase of 16.6 per cent over the same period last year.
