Vietnam welcomed more than 5.54 million foreign visitors in the first four months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 29.5 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.
Terrace field in Sa Pa
(Photo: VNA)
The number of tourist
arrivals from Asian countries went up by 36 percent from the same period last
year with most of the major markets reporting growth such as the Republic of
Korea (up 67.3 percent), China (39.7 percent), Malaysia (16.3 percent), China’s
Taiwan (14.3 percent), Thailand (9.2 percent), Singapore (8 percent) and Japan
(7 percent).
The number of European visitors rose by 12.9 percent, with remarkable growth
seen in Italy (19.7
percent), Russia (13.4
percent), the UK (11.1
percent), France (8.6
percent) and Germany
(8 percent).
Vietnam also saw a rise of
holidaymakers from Africa (22.5 percent), Americas
(13.4 percent), and Oceania (12.6 percent).
In April alone, Vietnam greeted over 1.34 million international vacationers, up
25.2 percent due to various activities in the month such as the Vietnam
International Travel Mart and Vietnam’s Ethnic Culture Day in Hanoi, the
tourism festival in Ho Chi Minh City, the Mon Asian Food Festival in Hanoi and
Quang Ninh province, and the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2018
in Quang Ninh
Vietnam marked a record of 12.9 million foreign visitors in 2017, a
year-on-year increase of 29.1 percent. The country aims to serve more than 15.5
million foreigners in 2018.
Popular travel site Rough Guides ranked Vietnam among the 20 most beautiful
countries in the world in 2017. The site sings the praises of the astonishing
rock formations in the UNESCO world heritage site Ha Long Bay and the endless
beauty of terraced rice fields in the mystical mountain town of Sa Pa.
Vietnam
is also known for its stunning beaches, islands and cave systems including the
world’s largest cave Son Doong in central Quang Binh province.
Source: VNA
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
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