Vietnam welcomes 2.7 mln foreign arrivals in Q1

International visitors to Vietnam in the first quarter of the year reached nearly 2.7 million arrivals, expanding by 29.7 times year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Asian arrivals to Vietnam led the number of visitors. South Korea was the biggest source market with more than 810,000 arrivals, up 55% and equal to 81% of the pre-pandemic levels.

Second was China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), with more than 270,000 arrivals. The U.S. ranked third among the top international tourist markets with more than 200,000 arrivals, up more than 200% over the same period in 2022.

Thailand was Southeast Asia's largest source for Vietnam, with more than 145,000 arrivals, up 96% over the same period last year and 116% in 2019. Next to Thailand were Cambodia and Singapore, with arrivals reaching 95,000 and 76,000, respectively.

Vietnam fully reopened its tourism doors on March 15, 2022 with international flights restored in the post-pandemic period.

The country received 3.66 million international arrivals in 2022, 23.3 times year-on-year, but down 79.7% compared to pre-pandemic 2019.