The number of foreign holidaymakers rose 9.3 percent against December, with a strong surge seen the flow of tourists from Europe, America and Oceania as overseas Vietnamese have come home for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) while in some European and American countries, people have higher demand for traveling abroad during their winter holidays.

Foreign tourists in a boat tour around Trang An Complex, Ninh Binh province.

In the month, visitors from Asian markets accounted for the lion’s share with over 1.1 million people, a 5.4 percent climb from the same period of 2018. The Republic of Korea (RoK) surpassed China to become the largest source of foreign holidaymakers of Vietnam.

Tourists from most of the major markets of Vietnam increased, including Thailand (39.7 percent), Taiwan (31.4 percent), the Philippines (20 percent), Indonesia (18.7 percent), Japan (11.3 percent), and Malaysia (9.4 percent). Meanwhile, visitors from China, Singapore, Cambodia and Laos experienced decreases of 10.7 percent, 2.5 percent, 61.3 percent and 27 percent, respectively.

The number of tourists from Europe witnessed a slight growth of 3.1 percent, with visitors from Russia rising 2.2 percent, the UK 3.9 percent, France 1.3 percent, Germany 3.9 percent, Sweden 6 percent and Italy 3.9 percent.

The number of visitors from America and Oceania expanded 7.8 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.

Some 6.6 million Vietnamese people spent their holidays domestically.

Tourism revenue in the month reached 56.5 trillion VND (2.44 billion USD), or 6.6 percent higher than the same month last year.

This year, Vietnam aims to serve 18 million foreign visitors and 85 million domestic ones in 2019, and earn more than 700 trillion VND (30.2 billion USD) from tourism.

To attract more foreign holidaymakers, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has enhanced tourism promotion activities and information provision.

Vietnam’s tourism sector had a successful 2018 with numerous achievements. However, it should move to handle such challenges as low-cost tours or the so-called “zero dong” tours, quality human resources, food safety and hygiene, and environmental pollution, among others.

Trang An offers visitors space for relaxation

Among the diverse and beautiful caves, mountains, lakes and historical relics in the northern province of Ninh Binh, the Trang An scenic landscape complex is sure to give visitors a chance to put your mind at rest in a peaceful atmosphere like in heaven.

 

Visitors enjoy the breeze at Vietnam’s first and biggest wind farm

Bac Lieu has the first wind farm in the country, with 62 coastal turbines - the first one in South East Asia to stand on a continental shelf.

 

Luc Ngan: Fruitful trees attract visitors

(BGO) – This time, citrus trees in Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province have begun to bear fruit. Thanks to proper care, all plants grow well, promising to bring in great revenue to orchard owners.

 

Sa Pa welcomes nearly 50,000 visitors during National Day holiday

Sa Pa district in the northwestern province of Lao Cai welcomed 47,000 visitors from August 30 to September 2 during the National Day holiday, 15,000 more than the same period last year.

 

Vietnam welcomes over 10.4 million foreign visitors in first eight months

Vietnam welcomed over 10.4 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of 2018, up 22.8% against the same period of last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 

Source: VNA