Viet Nam reaches international arrivals 2023 target

With the peak month for welcoming foreign tourists still ahead, Viet Nam's tourism industry has the potential to welcome 12 to 13 million international visitors this year.

In the first 9 months of the year, Viet Nam welcomed over 8.8 million international visitors, exceeding the target for the entire year. In September alone, the number of international tourists to Viet Nam reached 1 million.

The majority of visitors have come from Northeast Asian markets, particularly South Korea and China, followed by the US and Thailand. During the peak tourist season in the fall, there is a strong growth rate in the number of visitors from Europe. The estimated total revenue from tourists in the first 9 months of the year is nearly 22 billion USD.