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Dec 05, 2017 / 11:37

South Korean, Chinese make up half of the international arrivals Vietnam

Tuyet Nhung

China and South Korea remained the two largest source markets for Vietnam’s tourism with 348,000 and 224,000 visitors this month, taking their total to over 5.72 million in January-November, half of all international arrivals in Vietnam.

South Korean visitors to Vietnam.
South Korean visitors to Vietnam.
Data of the General Statistics Office show that the country welcomed 11.6 million foreign visitors in the period, up 27.8 percent year-on-year. South Korea was Vietnam’s second-biggest source market but posted the highest growth rate of 55.3 percent over the same period last year. Vietnam had attracted nearly 2.2 million Koreans in the year to end-November.
According to travel firms and tourism promotion agencies, the market will continue growing in the coming time as Vietnam is more attractive to Koreans, especially young people. Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi are the most popular tourist attractions for such guests.
According to Le Thi Thu Trang, marketing director of the Korea Tourism Organization in Vietnam, more South Korean tourists have decided to visit Vietnam instead of Thailand in their honeymoon trips.
Eight air carriers are operating flights between the two countries, and some of them have plans to increase flight frequencies and launch new services. Jeju Air, for example, will operate seven new weekly flights on the Ho Chi Minh City - Incheon route and five others on the Cam Ranh - Incheon route next month.
Data of the customs also shows that more than 3.59 million Chinese tourists came to Vietnam this year to date, up 44.9 percent year-on-year. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has forecast the number of Chinese visitors might hit a record of more than four million this year.
In addition to China and South Korea, guests from Japan, Europe, and Russia also surged in the 11-month period with 729,000, 1.71 million and 517,000 people, growing 7.7 percent, 17 percent and 34.8 percent against the year-ago period, respectively. Vietnam expects to welcome 13 million international visitors this year, up three million over last year.

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