As Vietnam enters the fourth quarter of 2025, the tourism sector is accelerating towards its target of 25 million international visitors, driven by a resurgence of tourists from Europe, Northeast Asia, and Oceania.

VOV.VN - In the first seven months of 2025, Vietnam welcomed 12.2 million international arrivals, with visitors from Cambodia increasing by over 54%, placing Cambodia among the top 10 source markets, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.

Hanoi aims to welcome 46 million visitors by 2030, including 12 million international arrivals, heard at the 2nd Congress of the Hanoi Department of Tourism’s Party Committee for the 2025–2030 term on June 24.

The total retail sales of goods and services increased by 8.5% to nearly VND4.15 quadrillion (US$169.7 billion) in the January – August period thanks to improving consumption, production and tourism, according to the latest updates of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - More than 450 exhibitors and 200 international buyers from 33 countries and territories around the world are showcasing products at the Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC 2024) that opened on September 5 in an effort to accelerate the sustainable growth of international arrivals to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The number of foreign tourists to Hanoi during the seven months of this year reached 3.43 million, an increase of 42.5% compared to the same period from 2023, the municipal Department of Tourism reported.

Vietnam aims to turn tourism into a truly spearhead economic sector with green growth and world leading development capacity by 2030.

VOV.VN - China surpassed the Republic of Korea (RoK) to become biggest market for Vietnamese tourism in May, as reported by the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

The volume of international arrivals in Vietnam is forecast to increase in 2024, said The Outbox Company in a report titled “Vietnam Travel Landscape 2024” released on January 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam served nearly 1.4 million international tourists in December, a record high figure on a monthly basis this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) in a report released on December 29.