Tourism in Vietnam

Tourism in Vietnam is a component of the modern Vietnamese economy. In 2019, Vietnam received 18 million international arrivals, up from 2.1 million in the year 2000. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is following a long-term plan to diversify the tourism industry, which brings foreign exchange into the country.[1]

Hội An a trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century.
The Golden Bridge at Bana Hills
A Cable Car station located in Sapa, Fansipan: the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula.
The Hang Sơn Đoòng is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume. It is so large it contains its own subterranean Forest and ecosystem.
The Gate leading to the Marble Mountains a popular tourist destination.
Ban Gioc Falls Giant Waterfalls located in Northern Vietnam.
Bái Đính Temple a popular site for Buddhist pilgrimages from across Vietnam.

Hạ Long Bay
Imperial City, Huế the former imperial capital of Vietnam.

Tourist arrivals in Vietnam have continued to rise in recent years. In 2008, Vietnam received 4.218 million international tourists, in 2009 the number was 3.8 million, down 11%. In 2012, Vietnam received 6.84 million tourists.[2] This was a 13% increase from 2011 figure of 6 million international visitors, which was itself a rise of 2 million visitors relative to 2010 arrivals. In 2016, Vietnam welcomed 10 million international visitors which represented a 26% increase from the previous year.[3][4]

Tourism in the economy

Tourism is important in Vietnam. For backpackers, culture and nature lovers, beach-lovers, military soldiers and veterans, Vietnam has become a new tourist destination in Southeast Asia. Local and international tour operators offer tours to ethnic minority groups, walking and bicycle tours, photography tours, kayak trips and multi-country trips in particular with neighboring Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Foreign tourists have been able to travel freely in the country since 1997.

The economy of Vietnam has transformed from an agrarian to a service economy. More than a third of gross domestic product is generated by services, which include the hotel and catering industry and transportation. The manufacturing and construction (28 percent), agriculture and fisheries (20 percent) and mining (10 percent) have much smaller shares.[5]

Tourism contributes 4.5 percent to gross domestic product (as of 2007). After heavy industry and urban development, most foreign investment in Vietnam has been concentrated in tourism, especially in hotel projects.[6] According to usual report of World Tourism and Travel Council, tourism contributed 6.6 percent to GDP equal VND 279,287 billion (03/2016) which has important contribution promoting development of related sectors such as transportation, entertainment, cuisine etc.

Tourism statistics

International visitors

Data source: Ministry of Culture, Sport & Tourism[7]

YearTourist
Arrivals		Change
3/20203,686,7791.9% [8]
201918,008,59116.2% [9]
201815,497,79119.9% [10]
201712,922,15129.1%[11]
201610,012,73526%
20157,943,6510.9%
20147,874,3124%
20137,572,35210.60%
20126,847,67810.8%
20116,014,03219.1%
20105,049,85534.8%
20093,772,359−10.9%
20084,253,7400.6%
20074,171,56416%
20063,583,4863%
20053,467,75718.4%
20042,927,87620.5%
20032,429,600−7.6%
20022,628,20012.8%
20012,330,8008.9%
20002,140,10020.0%
19991,781,80017.2%
19981,520,100−11.4%
19971,715,6006.7%
19961,607,20018.9%
19951,351,300 

Top 29 International Visitors in Vietnam

Data Source: Ministry of Culture, Sport & Tourism[3][12]

RankCountry3/2020201920182017201620152014201320122011
1 China871,8195,806,4254,966,4684,008,2532,696,8481,780,9181,947,2361,907,7941,428,6931,416,804
2 South Korea819,0894,290,8023,485,4062,415,2451,543,8831,112,978847,958748,727700,917536,408
3 Russia244,966646,524606,637574,164433,987338,843364,873298,126174,287101,600
4 Japan200,346951,962826,674798,119740,592671,379647,956604,050576,386481,519
5 Taiwan192,216926,744714,112616,232507,301438,704388,998398,990409,385361,051
6 United States172,706746,171687,226614,117552,644491,249443,776432,228443,826439,872
7 Thailand*125,725509,802349,310301,587266,984214,645246,874268,968225,866181,820
8 Cambodia*120,430227,910202,954222,614211,949227,074404,159342,347331,939423,440
9 Malaysia*116,221606,206540,119480,456407,574346,584332,994339,510299,041233,132
10 Australia92,227383,511386,934370,438320,678303,721321,089319,636289,844289,762
11 United Kingdom81,433315,084298,114283,537254,841212,798202,256184,663170,346156,300
12 France74,480287,655279,659255,369240,808211,636213,745209,946219,721211,444
13 Germany61,465226,792213,986199,872176,015149,079142,34597,673106,06845,000
14 Singapore*51,726308,969286,246277,658257,041236,547202,436195,760196,225172,500
15 Canada41,807159,121149,535138,242122,929105,670104,291104,973113,563TBA
16 Philippines*36,969179,190151,641133,543110,96799,757103,403100,50199,192TBA
17 Laos*36,81098,492120,009141,588137,004113,992136,636122,873150,678118,500
18 Sweden21,85750,70449,72344,04537,67932,02532,46631,49335,735TBA
19 Indonesia*21,446106,68887,94181,06569,65362,24068,62870,39060,857TBA
20 Netherlands18,26581,09277,30072,27764,71252,96749,12047,41345,862TBA
21 Italy17,77470,79865,56258,04151,26540,29136,42732,14331,337TBA
22 Denmark14,44442,04339,92634,72030,99627,41427,02925,64927,970TBA
23 Spain11,78383,59777,07169,52857,95744,93240,71633,18331,305TBA
24  Switzerland10,84536,57734,54133,12331,47528,75029,73828,42328,740TBA
25 Finland9,99421,48022,78518,23615,95315,04313,83114,66016,204TBA
26 New Zealand9,47047,08849,85449,11542,58831,96033,12030,95726,621TBA
27 Norway8,95828,03726,13424,29323,11021,42522,70821,15719,928TBA
28 Belgium7,45234,18731,38229,14426,23123,93923,22721,57218,914TBA
29 Hong Kong3,78051,61862,20847,72134,613TBA14,60110,23213,383TBA
AllTotal3,686,77918,008,59115,497,79112,922,15110,012,7357,943,6517,874,3127,572,3526,847,6786,014,032

* Country in ASEAN

Destinations and attractions
Hotel Metropôle Hanoi

National parks of Vietnam

Vietnam has 31 national parks: Ba Bể, Ba Vì, Bạch Mã, Bái Tử Long, Bến En, Bidoup Núi Bà, Bù Gia Mập, Cát Bà, Cát Tiên, Chư Mom Ray, Chư Yang Sin, Côn Đảo, Cúc Phương, Hoàng Liên, Kon Ka Kinh, Lò Gò-Xa Mát, Cape Cà Mau, Núi Chúa, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Phú Quốc, Phước Bình, Pù Mát, Tam Đảo, Tràm Chim, U Minh Hạ, U Minh Thượng, Vũ Quang, Xuân Sơn, Xuân Thủy, Yok Đôn.

World Heritage Sites
Thiên Đường Cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Quảng Bình Province

Huế, Hội An, Mỹ Sơn (Quảng Nam Province), Hạ Long Bay (Quảng Ninh Province), Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park (Quảng Bình Province), Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long (Hanoi) and Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty (Thanh Hóa Province). Hạ Long Bay is one of New Seven Natural Wonders of the world.

Man and the Biosphere Programme

Vietnam has eight zones that are world biosphere reserves: Red River Delta (Ninh Bình, Nam Định, Thái Bình), Cát Bà National Park (Hai Phong), western Nghệ An, Cu Lao Cham Marine Park, Cape Cà Mau National Park (Cà Mau), Cát Tiên National Park (Đồng Nai) and Cần Giờ (Ho Chi Minh City).

National tourist area

Vietnam now has 21 national tourist areas, major tourist sites that are state recognized:

Sa Pa (Lào Cai), Ba Bể (Bắc Kạn), Hạ Long Bay – Cát Bà Island (Quảng Ninh, Hai Phong), Ba Vì National Park (Hanoi), Perfume Pagoda (Hanoi), Cổ Loa Citadel (Hanoi), Tam Cốc-Bích Động (Ninh Bình), Kim Liên (Nghệ An), Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park (Quảng Bình), Ho Chi Minh trail (Quảng Trị), Lăng Cô – Hải Vân Pass – Non Nuoc (Thừa Thiên–Huế and Da Nang), Hội An (Quảng Nam), Van Phong Bay (Khánh Hòa), Phan Thiết – Mũi Né (Bình Thuận), Dankia – Yellow Springs, Lake Tuyen Lam (Lâm Đồng), Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest (Ho Chi Minh City), Côn Đảo (Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu), Long Hai beach (Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu), Phú Quốc (Kiên Giang), Biosphere Reserve Cape Cà Mau (Cà Mau).

Cities

Since 2014, Hanoi has consistently been voted in the world's top ten destinations by TripAdvisor. It ranked 8th in 2014,[13] 4th in 2015[14] and 8th in 2016.[15]

In 2014, Hanoi, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City appeared in TripAdvisor's 2014 Traveler's Choice Awards for the top 25 destinations in Asia. Hanoi was ranked second, Hoi An tenth and Ho Chi Minh City eighteenth.[16]

International tourist arrivals

International airports
Main article: List of airports in Vietnam

Air travel is the most popular form of travel for international arrivals to Vietnam; in 2013, nearly 6 million of the 7.6 million total international arrivals were by air.[17]

Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which serves Ho Chi Minh City, is the busiest airport with the largest visitor volume. On the other hand, Noi Bai International Airport, serving Hanoi, is the largest airport in terms of land area and total capacity after its opening of the modern international terminal. Other major airports include Da Nang International Airport, Cam Ranh International Airport and Cat Bi International Airport.

COVID-19 pandemic
See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam

Vietnam has suspended issuance of all tourist visa since March 2020, as of September 2020, the country is still closed for foreign tourists,[18] with plans to reopen for tourism from a limited number of Asian countries.[19]

Military tourism
See also: Military history of Vietnam
An American tourist crawling through the Cu Chi tunnels,constructed by the Viet Cong Guerrilla forces during the Vietnam War, now a popular tourist destination.
Mỹ Sơn: Ancient Champa Hindu temples in Central Vietnam.

Throughout thousands of years, wars played a great role in shaping the identity and culture of people inhabited the land which is modern day Vietnam,

There are numerous historical sites from Ancient Vietnam to the First Indochina War and the Second Indochina War.

Most Notable Ancient Sites Include;

Most Notable places from the First and Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) for tourists are;

Volunteer tour programs

Various tour groups, including Saigon Hotpot, Dana Dragon Free, Hanoi Kids, offer free travel guides for foreign travelers.

Concerns

While Vietnam is largely a safe country to travel, scams remain as a problem in the country. Vietnamese tourist industry, despite its successful expansion, has been marred with the issue of fake taxis, money switch, thieving. These concerns have hindered the opportunity to further boost Vietnam's tourism.[21]

See also

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