South Korea no longer Vietnam’s largest source of visitors
Sandy Verma | April 11, 2026 1:24 PM CST
Tourism experts say a combination of strong safety conditions, geographic proximity, and relatively low travel costs is fueling a surge in Chinese visitors to Vietnam, particularly as tensions in the Middle East push up oil prices and disrupt some international flight routes.
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South Korean tourists walk in Nha Trang, 2025. Photo by Read/Bui Toan |
Vietnam welcomed 6.76 million international visitors in the first three months of the year, up 12% year-on-year and the highest quarterly figure ever recorded.
With nearly 2.1 million international visitors in March, Vietnam has for the first time achieved a new record of receiving over 2 million visitors for three consecutive months in a year, according to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
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