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Vietnam among most searched tourist destinations on Google by Australians

Vietnam ranks fourth in the list of most Googled tourist destinations by Australians over the past 20 years, according to Google.
Vietnam among most searched tourist destinations on Google by Australians ảnh 1Vietnam earned some 394.2 trillion VND (16.05 billion USD) from tourism in the first nine months of this year. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam ranks fourth inthe list of most Googled tourist destinations by Australians over the past 20years, according to Google.

Japan took the lead in the ranking, followed by NewZealand and Thailand, Google said.

In July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) alsorevealed that Vietnam was among the top 10 most popular destinations forAustralian travelers in July, with more than 18,500 Australians visiting theSoutheast Asian country in the month.

Before the COVID-19 broke out in 2019, Australia wasthe ninth biggest source of tourists to Vietnam, with about 383,000.

After both countries reopened their borders, thenumber of Australian visitors to Vietnam has risen considerably.

Vietnam earned some 394.2 trillion VND (16.05billion USD) from tourism in the first nine months of this year, equivalent to78% of the figure recorded in 2019.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism saidthe country welcomed over 1.8 million foreign tourists in the nine-monthperiod, of which 1.2 million were recorded in the third quarter of this year,2.5 times the figure in the previous quarter./.

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