Vietnam emerges as a popular tourist destination for Korean holidaymakers
As many as 846,434 Korean tourists visited Vietnam in April, accounting for 31.1% of over 2.7 million Korean tourists traveling to Southeast Asian countries, according to the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
With a number of popular tourist destinations such as Da Nang, Nha Trang, and Phu Quoc, the country has emerged as the leading tourist destination in Southeast Asia for Korean tourists in recent years.
Statistics indicate that apart from the coastal central city of Da Nang, a popular tourist destination among Korean travelers, other destinations such as Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and Da Lat have proved popular among Koreans recently.
April alone saw nearly 73,865 Korean tourists book flights from Seoul to Da Nang, while roughly 141,130 other visitors travelled by air from the RoK to Nha Trang.
Furthermore, the air route from the RoK to Phu Quoc island city also recorded 53,680 Korean passengers.
To meet the rising demand of visitors from this market, low-cost Korean airlines have increased their flights to Vietnam, with a focus on expanding routes to Nha Trang and Phu Quoc as opposed to Da Nang.
Accordingly, T'way Air has opened an additional Busan-Nha Trang route with a flight frequency of one flight per day as of May. It has also raised its daily air routes to Nha Trang to three with departure points from Incheon, Cheongju, and Busan.
Meanwhile, the Daegu-Nha Trang route is expected to resume operations from June 19 after a hiatus caused by COVID-19.
Moreover, Eastar Jet, which had already operated flights from Incheon to Nha Trang, also unveiled its plan to launch a new route to Phu Quoc starting from July 19 with a frequency of seven round trips per week.
