Data from the Department Travel</ a> The country shows that in February, Vietnam welcomed more than 1.53 million international visitors, an increase of 1.3% compared to January, almost equal to February 2019, which was 1.58 million.
So only In the first 2 months of the year, the total number of international visitors to Vietnam reached more than 3 million, an increase of 68.7% over the same period last year.
In terms of market size, Korea continues to be the sending market. largest number of visitors with 844,000 arrivals (accounting for 27 7%). China (mainland) ranked 2nd with 538,000 arrivals, Taiwan ranked 3rd (198,000 arrivals) followed by the US (156,000 arrivals).</ p>
However, this year airlines have actively reopened special routes. direct flights to major cities in China... this is a very favorable factor to bring this strong flow of tourists back to Vietnam.
According to the General Department of Tourism, the excitement of tourism activities along with The results of welcoming international visitors in the first 2 months of 2024 show a very positive recovery of the industry.
In which the outstanding mark is the timely direction and guidance of the tourism management agency. National calendar for localities on good preparation for activities to attract and welcome tourists on the occasion Lunar New Year and early spring Giap Thin.
Especially the clear impact from the visa policy imposed From August 15, 2023, the temporary residence period will be increased from 15 days to 45 days for countries with unilateral visa exemption and electronic visas will be issued to all countries with temporary residence periods of up to 90 days.
These are good signs for Vietnam’s tourism industry right in the beginning of 2024, which is the basis for the industry to complete the goal of welcoming 18 million international visitors this year.</p >”
