In December 2024, international visitors to Vietnam reached 1.75 million, an increase of 27.4% over the same period last year. In 2024, international visitors to Vietnam reached nearly 17.6 million, an increase of 39.5% over the previous year and equal to 97.6% of 2019 – the year before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of which, arrivals by air reached more than 14.8 million, accounting for 84.4% of international arrivals to Vietnam and increasing by 35.6% over the previous year; by road reached nearly 2.5 million, accounting for 14.2% and increasing by 63.3%; by sea reached nearly 248.1 thousand, accounting for 1.4% and increasing by 96.7%.
In 2024, the Korean market will account for the largest proportion of international visitors to Vietnam with 4.56 million arrivals. In 2024, Asia will contribute nearly 80% of the total number of international visitors to Vietnam. The four major markets in Northeast Asia, including China, South Korea, Taiwan (China), and Japan, will contribute nearly 60% of the number of visitors to Vietnam. Some markets that contribute a large number of international visitors to Vietnam are the US, Australia, India, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand.
Revenue from accommodation and catering services in 2024 is estimated at VND 733.9 trillion, accounting for 11.5% of the total and up 12.9% over the previous year. Revenue from tourism and travel in 2024 is estimated at VND 62.5 trillion, accounting for 1.0% of the total and up 16.0% over the previous year as localities have actively promoted tourism since the beginning of the year, increasing the attraction of domestic and international visitors.
The number of Vietnamese people leaving the country in the fourth quarter of 2024 was 1.2 million, an increase of 3.4% over the same period last year. In general, in 2024, the number of Vietnamese citizens leaving through Vietnam’s border gates was 5.3 million, an increase of 5.5% over 2023.
Source: Vietnam Insider