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The first three months of this year saw the highest rise in Thai visitors with 124,600 arrivals, a massive 49.3 percent increase year-on-year, followed by Taiwan (26 percent) and the Philippines (25 percent). Meanwhile, a record high 1.1 million holidaymakers from South Korea touched down in Vietnam, up 24.1 percent. In January, South Koreans had surpassed Chinese for the first time to become the biggest feeder market for Vietnamese tourism. However, even with a reported 5.6 percent year-on-year decrease in January-March, the 1.3 million Chinese spending their holidays here topped the list of foreign arrivals in the country. Foreign arrivals in Vietnam in the first quarter of this year are estimated at 4.5 million, up seven percent from a year ago, putting the country on track to meet its annual target to welcome 18 million foreigners this year, according to the General Statistics Office.  Most visitors arrived by air, accounting for over 77 percent of the total.  The … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism sees robust growth from Asian markets

Frenchman Thomas and Thai girlfriend Araya had big plans for Vietnam. Their first visit to the country in August had impressed them so much that they wanted to return for a much longer trip. The first trip happened after they’d traveled from France to Bangkok to visit Araya's parents. As they socialized with Vietnamese people and learnt about different places in the country, they regretted not visiting Vietnam sooner. After the trip, Thomas researched more information about other travel destinations in Vietnam. Fond of motorbikes, he planned to enjoy exploring the northern mountains on one, apart from a leisure trip to Nha Trang, a resort town in central Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh City for Araya. Vietnam’s beaches are a popular draw among foreigners, but those who want long holidays in the country face complicated visa rules and procedures. Photo acquired by VnExpress The plan was to spend the entire month of November exploring Vietnam, before Thomas starting a … [Read more...] about Vietnam visa hassles could deter long holidayers

Booking data from Webjet, the largest online travel booking site in Australia, shows that Vietnam has overtaken Bali to become the most favorite travel destinations for Australian tourists. Volcano eruptions and earthquakes have deterred Australian tourists from returning to Bali, and the number of tours to the beautiful island has reduced significantly over the past year, the Webjet website quoted managing director John Guscic as saying. Instead, more Australian visitors are showing greater interest in Vietnam, a country known for beautiful beaches, mountains, rice terraces, world heritage sites, plus low cost of living. Vietnam has also achieved renown as a dream destination for expats. The online booking site has reported a 63 percent growth in full-year profit thanks to a bookings surge to Asian countries, mainly Vietnam. Australian travel blogger Phoebe Lee, who has taken global viewers through Hanoi in two CNN commercials, told VnExpress that she had visited Ha Long Bay and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam takes Bali’s place as top Aussie travel choice