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Asian countries are the major market of Vietnam’s tourism sector in 2018 with over 12 million departures, up 23.7 percent over last year, statistics show.

Thailand is approaching its goal of receiving 35 million foreign visitors in 2018, the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports announced on December 26.

Vietnam’s tourism revenue is estimated at 620 trillion VND (26.5 billion USD) in 2018, an increase of nearly 110 trillion VND against the previous year.

The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan welcomed more than 4 million tourists in the first three quarters of 2018, up 11 percent from the same period last year.

The central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue earned 2.66 trillion VND (114.38 million USD) from tourism in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year surge of over 32 percent.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan has seen a 12 percent growth in the number of visitors so far this year, thanks to the locality’s efforts to develop a safe and friendly tourism environment and enhance service quality.

The south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan will continue to offer more incentives for tourism investment in order to make the province a safe, friendly and exciting destination to visit.

The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that the tourist arrivals to the country in the first two months of this year jumped to over 7 million.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to build Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh into a national tourist site by 2030.

Malaysia targets to attract 33.1 million foreign visitors in 2018, said the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture on December 27.

About 13 million foreigners chose Vietnam as their holiday destination in 2017, which is considered a record of the tourism sector and marked a year-on-year rise of nearly 3 million in the number of foreign visitors for the first time.

The National Tourism Year 2017 Lao Cai-Tay Bac rounded off with a ceremony held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on December 16.

Hanoi is forecast to serve 23.83 million tourists in 2017, up nine percent year-on-year and one percent compared to the year’s target.

The Finance Ministry of Thailand has agreed with the Tourism and Sports Ministry’s proposal to set up more VAT refund offices in shopping centres to encourage foreign tourists to buy more local products, the Thai media reported on December 11.

MTV Hue Spirit Sanctuary Ltd Co this week received in-principle approval from the Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee to develop a luxury resort complex in the province’s Huong Tra town.

Hanoi’s Department of Tourism estimated that by the end of 2017, the capital city will have welcomed more than 23.8 million visitors for earnings of roughly 71 trillion VND (3.1 billion USD), an increase of 15 percent from the same period last year.

More than 180 tourism events are planned across Thailand up to September 2018, as part of the Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018 campaign that targets three trillion baht (90.5 billion USD) in revenue

Thailand’s tourism industry is on course for expansion, as indicated by its considerable growth rate during the first 10 months of the year.

Smokers who violate the smoking ban on Thailand's most popular tourist beaches will be fined 3,000 USD or will be imprisoned for up to one year.

The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports has reported latest tourism earnings at 1.37 trillion THB, up 7.6 percent, attributing the growth to its focus on traditional Thai life as a tourist attraction.