Number of Indian tourists to Vietnam sees spike
VOV.VN - The number of Indian visitors to Vietnam is set to surge by at least 1,000% from pre-pandemic levels, according to Omri Morgenshtern, CEO of travel and bookings website Agoda.
“We see a lot more Indians traveling to Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia. They all got Indian travelers before but not to the extent that we see them here,” Morgenshtern said to CNN.
Based on data collected by Agoda, Indians are now traveling to a more diverse range of countries. In 2019, the three most popular destinations for Indians were Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Data from Agoda also showed that searches for Vietnam by Indian tourists between January 2019 to mid-May in 2023 grew more than for Southeast Asian neighbors like Thailand (147%), Singapore (215%) and Indonesia (256%).
In addition, the launch of a number of direct routes in recent years has made Vietnam a top pick among Indian travelers.
In 2019, Vietjet became the first Vietnamese carrier to operate a direct service to India, one of Vietnam's growing tourism markets before the pandemic.
Last year, Vietnam Airlines also launched direct services between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and New Delhi, becoming the second Vietnamese carrier to fly to India.