Vietnam reaches target of 12.5-13 million foreign visitors in 2023
The total number of international tourists in 2023 is estimated at 12.5 million, meeting the targeted 12.5-13 million foreign arrivals for the year. Total revenue from tourism is expected to be 672 trillion VND (28 billion USD), exceeding the plan by 3.38%.
Two cruise ships have carried some 1,200 foreign tourists to Ha Long city of the northern province of Quang Ninh via the locality's Hon Gai International Port.
Foreign tourists to Vietnam exceeded 11.2 million in the first 11 months of 2023, 3.8-fold higher than the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
The Department of Tourism of Da Nang has reported that, the total number of international visitors coming to the central city is estimated to reach more than 2 million, a four-fold increase year-on-year and equivalent to 62% of the figure in 2019.