International visitors to Vietnam increased 10 times last month

According to statistics from the National Administration of Tourism, in March, Vietnam welcomed about 15,000 international visitors, an increase of nearly 10 times compared to February (1,558 arrivals). The report of the General Statistics Office also showed that in March, international visitors (including official visitors) were 41,700 arrivals, up 41.4% over the previous month and 2.2 times higher than the same period last year. .

Mr. Nguyen Quy Phuong, Director of the Tourism Department of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said that these are good signs. The market that sends a large number of tourists to Vietnam, Northeast Asia, is currently unable to come because of epidemic prevention measures and is not in the peak season for international visitors, but there are many new markets such as Kazakhstan, Mongolia and soon. India, showing the interest of international visitors to Vietnam.

“The globalization The right fit is creating excitement, creating new opportunities for the tourism industry and businesses. Up to now, according to reports, many tour operators have had visitors and expect the return of previous key markets,” he said.

According to the survey, in March, many businesses welcomed the international delegation first back as Lux Group with Singapore and European guests; Asean Exotic welcomes Mexican guests; Mekong Travel Vinh Long welcomes British guests… It is expected that in the near future, Vina Phu Quoc Travel Company has delegations from Korea, Laos to Phu Quoc; Lux Group closed more than 30 groups of visitors back, some of which came in April and May.

Not only international visitors, domestic tourists also have positive signs when in March, they welcomed 8.5 million arrivals, up 21.4% over the same period last year. Domestic guests stayed at 5.6 million times. In the first three months of the year, the total revenue from tourism is estimated at 111.18 trillion VND.

Lan Huong