International visitors to Vietnam stood at 12.6 million in 2023, 3.4-fold higher than in 2022 and far exceeding the target of 8 million for the year but still just 70% of the figure in pre-pandemic 2019.
The number of foreign arrivals in Phu Quoc city, the southern province of Kien Giang nearly tripled to more than 470,500 in the first nine months of this year.
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam were estimated to have hit 8.9 million in the first nine months of 2023, surging 4.7-fold compared to the same period last year but still only 69% of the figure in the first eight months of 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
International visitors to Vietnam stood at nearly 10 million in the first 10 months of 2023, 4.2-fold higher than in the same period last year, but still just 69% of the figure in the first ten months of 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.