Vietnam's tourism sector earns 23.7 billion USD in ten months

Vietnam’s total revenue from tourists is estimated at 582.6 trillion VND (23.7 billion USD) in the first ten months of 2023, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.
Vietnam's tourism sector earns 23.7 billion USD in ten months ảnh 1Vietnam welcomes 1.11 million foreign visitors in October. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s total revenuefrom tourists is estimated at 582.6 trillion VND (23.7 billion USD)in the first ten months of 2023, according to the Vietnam National Authority ofTourism.

In the period, the country welcomed 10 million foreign tourists, exceeding the target of 8 million for the wholeyear, and served 98.7 million domestic holiday-makers. In October alone, the tourism sector served1.11 million foreign visitors and 5.2 million domestic tourists.

According to the nine-month socio-economicreport announced released by the General Statistics Office, the service and tourismsector grew by 6.24%, contributing 53.34% of the total overall growth of the country's GDP.

In November, localities across the nationhave plans to organise various events and festivals to attract more tourists,including Hanoi Tourist Gift Festival, Ninh Thuan Tourism and CultureDay in Can Tho city, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Tourism Week, and Mang Den CultureFestival in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

Vietnam's tourism sector earns 23.7 billion USD in ten months ảnh 2A beach in Phan Thiet city of Binh Thuan province. (Photo: VNA) 
Travel companies in Vietnam are preparing toanticipate opportunities of the peak season of both inbound and outbound tours.

At present, the Republic of Korea, China, Taiwan(China), and Japan are widely sought after by tourists thanks to good tour prices.A representative of Saigontourist – one of Vietnam’s largest travel companies, saidthat tours with new destinations or offering new experiences are attractingtourists, many of whom are willing to spend large amounts of money to enjoy newexperiences.

Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh, a representative ofVietravel – also a major Vietnamese travel firm, stated that with some toursthat draw attention by a large number of Vietnamese tourists, such as those to China,the company always proactively links and cooperates with tourism promotionagencies, and localities to step up promotion activities and introduce tours atgood prices so as to bring many impressive experiences to customers.

Online travel platform Agoda on October 24for the first time announced Vietnam’s New Horizons – a list of new emergingdestinations in the country that few tourists have known.

The list is made based on the results ofcomparing search data for the same period in 2022 and 2023 about emergingdestinations, increasing interest from both domestic and foreign tourists.

On the top of the list is Tam Dao resort inthe northern mountainous of Vinh Phuc with search traffic increasing by 279%over the same period last year.

Other destinations are Bac Ninh - aspiritual city in the North with a 234% increase in search volume; Sam Soncoastal city in the central province of Thanh Hoa, 228%; and Phu Quy - a smallisland off the coast of Binh Thuan province. The coastal city of Quy Nhon with itsromantic beaches and unique cuisine is also included in the list.

Vu Ngoc Lam, Director of Agoda in Vietnam,said that in addition to the most popular and famous destinations in Vietnamwhich many tourists visit regularly, Agoda found that some places with fewervisitors had a clear increase in searches.

Agoda wants to take advantage of thisopportunity to introduce new places and find out what attracts those who loveto explore destinations that few tourists have come to.

He said Vietnam has many interesting thingsto explore, in which second- and third-class destinations are increasinglysought after. Therefore, Agoda regularly introduces many incentives to helptourists have the best experiences when travelling to Vietnam./.
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