Vietnam saw 3.66 million foreign tourist arrivals last year, and those from the Republic of Korea (RoK) accounted for the largest proportion with over 965,000, or 26.4%.

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city of Vietnam, earned over VND5.9 trillion (US$251 million) from tourism services during the New Year holiday from December 31 to January 2.

VOV.VN - The globally-renowned tourist resort of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai has received approximately 42,000 visitors during the three-day New Year break from December 31 to January 2, a figure 2.7 times higher than the same period from 2022.

National Tourism Year 2023 “Binh Thuan – Green convergence” was launched on December 31 evening in Phan Thiet city, the capital of the south central province of Binh Thuan.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was still modest, just 3.5 million, in 2022.

Revenue from retail sales of goods and services totalled about VND515.8 trillion (US$21.87 billion) in December and over VND1.54 quadrillion (US$65.3 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a year on year rise of 17.1%, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has set a target of receiving eight million foreign visitors in 2023, and this target will only be achieved by refining visa policies, improving the quality of tourism products, and increasing the readiness to welcome visitors.

VOV.VN - Thai Hai reserve area, home to an ecological house-on-stilts village in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, has been named as one of the 32 ‘Best Tourism Villages 2022’ by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

VOV.VN - The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City began a campaign on December 26 to identify 100 exciting things about the city from various aspects of life.

VOV.VN - The number of Thai tourists visiting the country is on the rise amid many popular destinations reopening without restrictions, while a weaker currency against the baht is also supporting the outbound tourism market, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, director general of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).