Over 10 million domestic visitors
Average room capacity corresponding to 45 – 50% in the accommodation system
tourism
. It is worth noting that high-class tourist accommodations from 4-5 stars in some provinces and cities have higher capacity, focusing on the 3-4 days of Lunar New Year.
The increase in the number of visitors has helped to boost tourism revenue in many localities. For example, Ho Chi Minh City estimated that it welcomed and served 1.8 million visitors during the recent holiday, an increase of 5.9% compared to the same period.
Total revenue
from tourists is estimated at 6,550 billion VND, an increase of 4% compared to the same period in 2023.
According to the report of
Hanoi Department of Tourism
, the number of people visiting the capital city reached 653,000, an increase of 21.6% compared to the same period last year. Total revenue from tourism activities is estimated at 2,350 billion VND.
Kien Giang Province welcomed more than 335,000 visitors for the Spring Festival, with domestic and international visitors reaching 281,000 and 53,500 respectively. The total revenue is estimated at over 1,122 billion VND. In which, Phu Quoc Island welcomed more than 191,200 tourists, an increase of 32.5% compared to the same period.
The number of international tourists visiting Vietnam during the holiday season increased sharply, helping Hanoi earn more than 2,000 billion VND.
The National Administration of Tourism of Vietnam stated that our country has been more enhanced and clearly positioned on the “world tourism map” in recent times. In 2023, the National Administration of Tourism of Vietnam was honored to receive the title of the leading tourism management agency in Asia for the 4th time.
At the global award ceremony, Vietnam was honored by the World Travel Awards as the leading heritage destination in the world. Moreover, many destinations and travel businesses in Vietnam have received other prestigious awards.
Currently, our country has 3,921 international travel companies (an increase of 34.3% compared to the same period in 2022), with a wider variety of
types of businesses
. There are about 38,000 tourist accommodation establishments across the country, with over 780,000 rooms.
In 2024, Vietnam’s tourism industry aims to welcome 17 – 18 million international visitors. Setting a high target is expected to create motivation for Vietnam’s tourism to boom and break through in the near future.
In fact, the number of 18 million is only equivalent to that in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Many experts believe that this is a reasonable and feasible target. Setting a low goal will make it “too safe” and may reduce the development momentum.
In the final months of 2022, thanks to the visa exemption, measures to remove difficulties in tourism, along with the general recovery of the global tourism industry, Vietnam’s tourism has achieved strong development to surpass the targets set for 2023.
Thanh Hoa province earned nearly 600 billion VND in 7-day Lunar New Year holiday
On February 15, information from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa province stated that, together with the potential and advantages of spiritual tourism, landscape tourism… during the Lunar New Year holiday of the year 2024 (Year of the Snake), many localities organized many cultural, sports and tourism activities, attracting a large number of early-year tourists.
A large number of tourists came to Tien Son Cave, Ham Rong Ward, Thanh Hoa City during the Lunar New Year days.
Specifically, from February 8 to February 14 (from December 29 of the lunar calendar to January 5), the total number of visitors was about 635,000, an increase of 48.7% compared to the same period during the Lunar New Year in 2023. Total tourism revenue reached about 588 billion VND, an increase of 51.2% compared to the same period during the Lunar New Year in 2023.
Some localities had a large number of visitors, such as Thanh Hoa City with about 100,000 visitors; Lam Kinh (Tho Xuan district) with 40,000 visitors; Cua Dat (Thuong Xuan district) with about 90,000 visitors; Phu Na (Nhu Thanh district) with about 91,000 visitors; Sam Son City with 65,000 visitors; Den Song (Bim Son town) with 40,000 visitors; Pu Luong (Ba Thuoc district) with 4,000 visitors, Thanh Nha Ho (Vinh Loc district) with 4,500 visitors…
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa, tourism spots and destinations have focused on welcoming and serving visitors, improving the quality of services. Along with that, some destinations have organized new experience programs and products, attracting the attention of the public and tourists. In particular, during the 7-day holiday period, the security and social order at the destinations were always ensured.
According to
Resolution 128/NQ-CP
effective from August 15, 2023, Vietnam officially exempts visas for 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or purpose of entry for citizens from 13 countries: South Korea, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Belarus.
Compared to
Resolution 32/NQ-CP
(issued on March 15, 2022), the period of entry and stay for citizens of the above countries will be extended from 15 days to 45 days.
