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In 2024, Vietnam's tourism revenues are expected to reach US$11 billion, which will surpass the pre-pandemic amount of $10.8 billion in 2019.
Travel firms have entered the sprint in selling tours as Tet holiday will start in about one month. However, sales have been going slowly.
Vietnamese tourists are tending to choose destinations in Northeast Asia such as Japan, Taiwan (China), and the Republic of Korea (RoK) for short New Year holidays, according to survey conducted by travel firms.
Demand for outbound tourism has boomed among Vietnamese who are engaging in what is called ‘revenge tourism’ after two years of confining themselves to their homes.
Japan has decided to welcome the return of Vietnamese visitors from September 7, according to information given by Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio.
Indian tourism has many advantages to attract Vietnamese tourists compared with Japan, South Korea and China, including an e-visa policy, simple immigration procedures, and a large number of direct flights.
A number of travel firms in HCMC have resumed outbound tours after the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) announced the removal of restrictions on air passenger transport.
VietNamNet Bridge - Leaders of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) say Vietnam could become a transit center that connects people who want to travel to DRPK.
VietNamNet Bridge - Young Vietnamese are increasingly choosing outbound tours for their holidays as the tour fees are getting cheaper.
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has become the fastest-growing market for Japan and South Korea’s tourism.
VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms in HCM City are offering a wide range of outbound and domestic tours including to many new destinations with attractive promotions during the upcoming summer holiday.
VietNamNet Bridge - Reports have found that the amount of money Vietnamese travelers spend on shopping overseas is higher than the fees of their tour packages.
VietNamNet Bridge - A report from the Vietnam Tourism Association showed that 6.5 million Vietnamese traveled abroad in 2016 and spent $7-8 billion. Spending per capita was $1,230 on outbound tours, an increase of 15 percent over 2015.
VietNamNet Bridge - The lucrative tourism market is being exploited massively by domestic and foreign travellers through internet-based tools.
VietNamNet Bridge - As the number of foreign tourists continues to grow at a high rate, travel firms have been advised to disperse travelers to many tourism sites to avoid overloading.
VietNamNet Bridge - To fulfill the GDP growth plan in 2017, the tourism sector needs to attract 13-15 million foreign travelers this year, or 3-5 million more than the last year.
If the high growth rate of international travelers in the last two years can be maintained, Vietnam’s tourism could catch up with Singapore in two years and with Thailand in 15 years.
VietNamNet Bridge - More and more Vietnamese travelers are choosing outbound tours instead of traveling domestically as the tours are getting cheaper.
Vietnamese now tend to prefer outbound tours instead of domestic ones as it has become less costly to travel abroad and foreign agencies are more professional in promoting tours.
VietNamNet Bridge – Although package tours to China have risen by 40 per cent this year, travel agencies are now seeing many of those tours cancelled because of the tension in the East Sea between China and Viet Nam.