On November 1, Sun Group officially launched a series of new tourism and entertainment offerings at Sunset Town, promising to ignite a vibrant festive atmosphere in Phu Quoc during the most beautiful season of the year.
Khanh Hoa province has so far this year welcomed 19 international cruise ships with more than 22,000 passengers. It expects another seven ships carrying 10,000 visitors by the end of the year.
According to Vo Pham Tan, Deputy Director of the Dong Thap Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the artistic value of these ancient houses -harmoniously integrated with fruit gardens and waterways - has become a hallmark of local tourism.
The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) has recently outlined four key strategies to achieve the target of welcoming 25 million foreigners this year.
VTA Chairman Vu The Binh said that Vietnam is rising to become a strong and developed country, with tourism becoming a key sector of the national economy. The number of international visitors to Vietnam has been increasing steadily, particularly from the RoK and the Philippines - two of the country’s most important markets.
Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Pham Van Thuy has outlined four key strategies to achieve the target of welcoming 25 million foreigners this year during the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s third-quarter press conference in Hanoi recently.
Vietnam welcomed 15.4 million international visitors in the first nine months of the year, recording a 21.5% year-on-year increase, the National Statistics Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Finance has reported.
Amid current economic challenges, Vietnam’s tourism businesses are investing efforts to meet the Government’s expectations, Vu The Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA), told VietnamPlus.
Vietnam’s tourism sector is aiming for a very ambitious target of welcoming 25 million international visitors this year, requiring significant efforts from the entire industry, with facilitative policies and breakthrough, innovative solutions.
Hanoi is alive with excitement as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day. Streets are lined with flags and flowers, traditional ao dai fills the city with color, and patriotic songs echo everywhere—leaving a lasting impression on international visitors.
The tourism and railway sectors are suggested to jointly develop new products such as charter tourist trains, themed carriages showcasing regional culture and cuisine, and routes connecting heritage sites, festivals, and interregional destinations.
Thailand is making concerted efforts to revitalise its tourism sector, which accounts for around 20% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Deputy PM Chinh said, the tourism sector will make a breakthrough, becoming a pillar of the economy and a green and sustainable attractive destination in the world tourism map.
In July alone, the city welcomed 695,930 international arrivals, surging 75.3% year-on-year. For the seven-month period, international visitors totalled 4.5 million, up 48% year-on-year.
Vietnam is becoming a stop for international tours, with mega concerts by global stars such as BLACKPINK, Westlife, and G-Dragon drawing tens of thousands of fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, in coordination with the Vietnam Tourism Development Fund, the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, and Vietnam Airlines, hosted a tourism promotion event in Munich on June 30.
Vietnam hosted more than 9.2 million international tourists in the first five months of the year, rising by 21.3% against the same time of 2024, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).
According to statistics, in the first two months of 2025, Binh Thuan welcomed over 116,000 international visitors, up 32% year-on-year, with the RoK ranking third in terms of arrivals.
Global searches for Vietnamese accommodation have jumped 15-30% from late November 2024 to January this year compared to 2023. The momentum continued into early February 2025, with searches climbing 30-45%.
Vietnam’s tourism industry achieved a new milestone in January 2025, welcoming 2.1 million international visitors. This marks a 36.9% increase from the same period in 2024 and a 37.8% rise compared to January 2019.