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Vietnam rakes in 16.05 billion USD from tourism in nine months

Vietnam earned some 394.2 trillion VND (16.05 billion USD) from tourism in the first nine months of this year, equivalent to 78% of the figure recorded in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
Vietnam rakes in 16.05 billion USD from tourism in nine months ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam earned some 394.2 trillion VND (16.05 billion USD)from tourism in the first nine months of this year, equivalent to 78% of the figure recorded in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

The VietnamNational Administration of Tourism said the country welcomed over 1.8 millionforeign tourists in the nine-month period, of which 1.2 million were recorded inthe third quarter of this year, 2.5 times the figure in theprevious quarter.

TheRepublic of Korea (RoK), the US and Asian countries like Cambodia, Japan,Singapore and Thailand are the biggest sources of tourists for Vietnam, theagency noted.

As ofmid-September, international search volumes for aviation and lodging services in the Southeast Asian nation rose three times and 10 times, respectively, ascompared with early March when the country had yet reopened its doors.

Domesticholidaymakers reached about 86.8 million in the nine months, surpassing the 85million in 2019.

More andmore Vietnamese are travelling abroad, with their search volume increasing fourtimes from early March, targeting such countries as Thailand, Cambodia,Australia, the US, Indonesia, France and Malaysia.
Vietnamfully reopened borders to tourists from March 15. The country aims to welcome 5million foreign arrivals this year./.
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