Vietnam hosted more than 3 million foreign tourists in January and February this year. (Photo: VNA) According to official figures released by the GeneralStatistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) on February 29, air travelersaccounted for 84.2% of the sum, up 1.6 times compared to 2023, roadand sea passengers made up 12.8% and 3%, respectively.
The revenue from tourism services is estimated to reach 9 trillionVND (365.2 million USD), an annual rise of 35.8%.
In February alone, more than 1.5 million foreign visitors came to Vietnam, 1.3%higher than the previous month and 64.1% higher than the same period last year.
Experts attributed the result to favourable visapolicies, stimulus programmes, and the efforts of the government and people inpromoting and marketing tourism over the past time.
Starting August 15, 2023, Vietnam has officially issued electronicvisas to citizens of all countries and extended the temporary residence periodfrom 30 days to 90 days. Citizens of countries unilaterally exempted from visasto Vietnam, meanwhile, have their temporary residence period extended from 15 daysto 45 days.
In 2023, the Southeast Asian nation welcomed 12.6 million foreigntourists, nearly 3.5 times that in 2022. In January 2024 alone, the amountstood at over 1.5 million, equivalent to the same period in 2019 before the pandemic broke out./.
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