South Korea was the single largest source of entry for Vietnamese tourists from January to November this year, Vietnamese government news outlet VGP reported, citing the country’s National Tourism Agency.
Vietnam received a total of 3.22 million South Korean visitors in the first 11 months of this year, nearly 29% of the country’s total 11.23 million visitors during the reported period.
The second and third most important source markets in Vietnam’s inbound travel trade from January to November were mainland China and Taiwan, respectively, with visitor numbers reaching 1.51 million and 758,200, respectively.
Vietnam has a casino industry, but most places are open to foreigners only.
The total number of arrivals in Vietnam by Nov. 30 was 68.9% in the same period in 2019, the trading year just before the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 16.3 million arriving, according to Vietnam’s tourism authorities.
In the first 11 months of 2019, mainland China had 5.25 million, South Korea had 3.87 million, and Japan had 872,225.