VIETNAM WELCOMES NEARLY 14 MILLION FOREIGN VISITORS IN JAN-AUG
Vietnam welcomed close to 14 million international visitors between January and August of 2025, up 22% year-on-year, as favorable visa policies and tourism promotions fueled strong growth. August foreign arrivals reached 1.68 million, the highest ever for the month and up 8% from July, showed official data. China remained the top source market with more than 410,000 visitors, or a quarter of August’s total, followed by South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the United States.
HCMC, HANOI SEE SHARP TOURISM REVENUE RISE IN JAN-AUG
HCMC and Hanoi City saw strong growth in tourist arrivals and revenue in the first eight months of 2025, official data showed. HCMC welcomed nearly 5.2 million international visitors, up almost 50% from the same period in 2024, the city’s Department of Tourism said. Domestic tourist arrivals exceeded 25 million, a 7.5% increase, reported local media.
HCMC WELCOMES OVER 1.4 MILLION VISITORS DURING NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAY
HCMC attracted over 1.4 million visitors during the National Day holiday from August 30 to September 2, with the tourism sector recording total revenue of around VND4.1 trillion, official figures showed. Of the total, there were 45,600 international tourists. Local hotels and lodging facilities accommodated about 300,000 guests, with an average occupancy rate of 87%.
OVER TWO MILLION TOURISTS FLOCK TO HANOI FOR NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAY
Hanoi welcomed over two million visitors during the four-day National Day break, three times higher than a year earlier, with tourism revenue soaring 80% to VND4.5 trillion, official data showed. Of these, international arrivals exceeded 80,000, up 35% from the same holiday in 2024, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.
FROM VISAS TO VILLAS BUSINESS IS BOOMING
The resort property market is showing renewed vitality, with hotel occupancy and investment activity rising after the Government expanded its visa-waiver policy, according to industry insiders.Surveys by the VARS Institute of Real Estate Market Research and provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism reveal four- and five-star hotel occupancy in Đà Nẵng, Nha Trang and Phú Quốc reaching between 70 and 90 per cent, with full bookings during holidays and festivals.
VISA EXEMPTION FOR SPECIAL-CATEGORY FOREIGNERS
The Government has decided to grant visa exemptions of up to five years to certain categories of foreigners, including experts, scientists, leaders of major corporations and enterprises, and guests of research institutes.
MEKONG DELTA SEES 17.6% RISE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN H1
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta saw more than 35.19 million tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2025, up 17.6% from a year earlier, according to the Mekong Delta Tourism Association. The figure includes over two million international visitors, surging 53.4% year-on-year. Domestic travelers accounted for around 33 million, up 16%.
HUE SEES TOURIST ARRIVALS SOARING IN FIRST FIVE MONTHS
The central city of Hue attracted more than 2.7 million visitors in the first five months of 2025, up 67% year-on-year, according to local tourism authorities. International arrivals reached nearly 1.1 million during the period. Tourism revenue was estimated at more than VND5 trillion, up 55% year-on-year, Hue Ngay Nay Online news website reported.
