 International tourists visit Saigon Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh City |
Accordingly, Vietnam ranked 19th on the list. ForwardKeys revealed that the number of international tourists heading to Vietnam stood at just 28% lower than the pre-pandemic period, and equal to 112% compared to the same period from last year.
During the July - August period, the Vietnamese tourism industry witnessed a significant recovery with about 2.25 million foreign visitors, or 80% compared to the same period from 2019. Of these, the number of passengers travelling by air stood at 1.97 million.
The US topped the list by a substantial margin, attracting 11% of all international visitors this summer, followed by Spain, the UK, Italy, Japan, France, Mexico, Germany, Canada, and Turkey.