Thailand was the most favored destination by Russian tourists with the number of air ticket bookings accounting for 38.7%, followed by Indonesia (10.9%), Vietnam (10.8%), the Philippines (5.5%) and Turkey (5.1%), Russia Travel Digest newspaper reported, citing OneTwoTrip's data of customer bookings with departures between December 31 and January 8, 2023.

Russian tourists at a resort in Khanh Hoa Province, 2019.

In the first eight months of this year, only 14,600 Russian tourists visited Vietnam, accounting for 1% of total foreign arrivals.

In 2019, the year before the onset of the Covid pandemic, Vietnam received a record 646,000 tourists from Russia, making it the sixth largest tourism source after mainland China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the U.S.

After the Russia-military conflict broke out in February, charter flights from Russia to Vietnam have not resumed.

Currently, Russian tourists only come to Vietnam in small groups. They have to transit in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan before taking a flight to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.

Travel programme promotes beauty of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields

On September 16, the annual programme entitled ‘Travelling across the heritage land of the Hoang Su Phi terraced fields’ opened in Ha Giang province.

4 Vietnamese airlines earn kudos at World Travel Awards

Four Vietnamese carriers have been named winners in different categories at this year's World Travel Awards, with Vietravel Airlines present for the first time since establishment.

Vietnamese cities win top regional honors at World Travel Awards

Several of Vietnam's major cities and tourist hubs have won in various categories at the 2022 World Travel Awards for the Asia region.

Vietnam named among world’s budget-friendly destinations by The Travel

Vietnam has recently been listed in the world's 10 most incredible destinations which are surprisingly cheap to visit by Canadian travel magazine The Travel, along with Laos and Indonesia.

Vietnam wins multiple awards at World Travel Awards 2022

Vietnamese airlines and destinations were named among the winners at the award ceremony of the World Travel Awards 2022 - Region: Asia & Oceania, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7 evening.

Source: VnExpress