Foreign visitors to Vietnam up by 11%
According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the nation has welcomed over 3.8 million foreign arrivals in the first six months of 2012, an increase of 10.8% over the same period last year.
According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the nation welcomed over 18.2 million foreign visitors in the first six months of 2025, reflecting a robust increase of 15.2% compared to the same period last year.
In July 2025 alone, an estimated 795,000 foreign visitors traveled to the country, marking a rise of 9.2% over the previous month and a significant 7.3% increase compared to the same month last year. During this month, approximately 629,000 international arrivals came by air, 14,000 via sea routes, and 152,000 by land.
The three largest sources of tourism for Vietnam continue to be China, with over 1.2 million arrivals this year, followed by the Republic of Korea with around 680,000 visitors, and the United States, which has seen nearly 520,000 arrivals.
As the tourism sector continues to recover and flourish, the target for 2025 is to attract 20 million foreign visitors, serve 45 million domestic travelers, and generate VND 300 trillion in revenue.
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