161 Vietnam Tourism Statistics for 2026

How many tourists visit Vietnam each year?

Arrivals more than tripled between 2010 and 2019, collapsed during the pandemic and passed the 2019 record in 2025. The 2015 dip was the only fall in the decade before the pandemic.

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International arrivals to Vietnam, 2010 to 2025, in millions, each year from that year's own year-end report.

Period	Value
2010	5.0m
2011	6.01m
2012	6.65m
2013	7.57m
2014	7.87m
2015	7.94m
2016	10.01m
2017	12.9m
2018	15.5m
2019	18.01m
2020	3.84m
2021	0.16m
2022	3.66m
2023	12.6m
2024	17.58m
2025	21.17m

• Vietnam's pre-pandemic peak was 2019, with 18,008.6 thousand international arrivals, up 16.2%. (GSO (2019 year-end report), 2019)
• Arrivals in 2025 were 17.8% above the 2019 level, on the tourism authority's calculation. (VNAT (monthly bulletin), Dec 2025)
• Arrivals reached nearly 17.6 million (17,583,901) in 2024, up 39.5% and 97.6% of the 2019 level. (NSO (2024 annual report), Jan 2025)
• In 2023 Vietnam counted 12,602,434 arrivals, 3.4 times the 2022 total but only 70% of 2019. (GSO (2023 year-end report), Dec 2023)
• Arrivals were 3,661.2 thousand in 2022, the year Vietnam reopened to tourists, still 79.7% below 2019. (GSO (2022 year-end report), Dec 2022)
• The low point was 2021, with 157.3 thousand arrivals, down 95.9%. (GSO (2021 year-end report), Dec 2021)
• Arrivals fell 78.7% to 3,837.3 thousand in 2020, and only 16.3 thousand arrived in December. (GSO (2020 year-end report), 2020)
• Arrivals rose to 15.5 million in 2018, up 19.9%. (GSO (2018 year-end report), 2018)
• In 2017 arrivals reached 12.9 million, up 29.1%, or 2.9 million more than the year before. (GSO (2017 year-end report), 2017)
• Vietnam passed 10 million arrivals for the first time in 2016, with 10,012,735, up 26.0%. (VNAT (annual report 2016), 2016)
• Arrivals dipped 0.2% to 7,943.7 thousand in 2015, the first annual fall since 2009. (GSO (2015 year-end report), 2015)
• Growth slowed to 4% in 2014, to 7,874.3 thousand arrivals, which the statistics office put down to tensions in the East Sea. (GSO (2014 year-end report), 2014)
• Vietnam counted 7,572.4 thousand arrivals in 2013, up 10.6%. (GSO (2013 year-end report), 2013)
• Arrivals were 6,647.7 thousand in 2012, up 9.5%. (GSO (2012 year-end report), 2012)
• In 2011 Vietnam counted 6,014 thousand arrivals, up 19.1%, of which 3,651.3 thousand came for tourism and leisure. (GSO (2011 year-end report), 2011)
• Arrivals reached 5.0 million in 2010, up 34.8%, and 3.1 million of them came for tourism and leisure. (GSO (2010 year-end report), Dec 2010)
• On the tourism authority's comparison, Vietnam ranked third in ASEAN for international arrivals in 2025, behind Malaysia (42 million) and Thailand (33 million). (VNAT (monthly bulletin), Jan 2026)

Arrivals count entries by foreign visitors for all purposes, so a person who enters twice counts twice. Each year is the statistics office's first estimate from its year-end report; later yearbooks may revise them slightly. The 2016 figure comes from the tourism authority's annual report, which uses the statistics office's data. The tourism authority's 17.8% rise on 2019 probably uses a revised 2019 base; the year-end figures give about 17.5%. The ASEAN ranking is the tourism authority's, and countries count arrivals in different ways.

Where do Vietnam's visitors come from?

China and South Korea send far more visitors than any other country, and together they made up almost half of arrivals in 2025. Russia and India are the fastest-growing big markets, and Europe as a whole grew faster than Asia.

1. 1 China 5.28m
2. 2 South Korea 4.33m
3. 3 Taiwan 1.23m
4. 4 United States 0.85m
5. 5 Japan 0.81m
6. 6 India 0.75m
7. 7 Russia 0.69m
8. 8 Cambodia 0.69m

• South Korea was the second-largest market in 2025, with 4,331,411 arrivals, down 5.2%. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Taiwan sent 1,231,510 visitors in 2025, the US 848,727 and Japan 814,169. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• India sent 746,480 visitors (up 48.9%), Russia 689,714 (up 196.9%) and Cambodia 687,132 (up 44.8%). (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• By region in 2025, Asia sent 16,629,241 visitors, or 78.6%. Europe sent 2,770,502 (up 38.8%), the Americas 1,104,882, Oceania 607,404 and Africa 56,262. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Australia sent 548,471 visitors in 2025, the UK 368,318, France 337,729 and Germany 291,039. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Italy (107,358), Spain (97,442) and the Netherlands (91,709) were the next-largest European markets named. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• In 2019, China sent 5,806.4 thousand visitors and South Korea 4,290.8 thousand, together 56% of arrivals, so Chinese arrivals in 2025 were still about 9% below 2019. (GSO (2019 year-end report), 2019)
• South Korea was the largest market in 2024, with 4,568,941 arrivals, ahead of China on 3,738,126. (NSO (2024 annual report), Jan 2025)
• In 2023, South Korea sent 3,595,062 visitors and China 1,743,204. (GSO (2023 year-end report), Dec 2023)
• In 2010, China sent 905.4 thousand visitors, South Korea 495.9 thousand and Japan 442.1 thousand. (GSO (2010 year-end report), Dec 2010)

Markets are by nationality and count arrivals, not people. Arrivals from Cambodia are mostly by road and include short border trips. The regional share, the 2019 share and the change for China against 2019 are our calculations from the published totals.

Are tourist numbers to Vietnam still rising in 2026?

Yes, but more slowly than in 2025. Arrivals from China have almost stopped growing and South Korea is down, while Russia, India, Cambodia and Europe are up sharply.

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International arrivals to Vietnam by month in 2026, estimates.

Period	Value
Jan	2.45m
Feb	2.23m
Mar	2.08m
Apr	2.03m
May	1.78m
Jun	1.68m
Jul	1.67m
Aug	1.99m
Sep	1.77m
Oct	1.85m

• Vietnam received 1,854,682 international arrivals in October 2026, up 4.9% on September and 7.0% on October 2025. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• China was still the largest market in January to October 2026, with 4,385,978 arrivals, up 1.4%, or 22.5% of the total. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• South Korean arrivals fell 6.3% to 3,370,543. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• Taiwan sent 1,073,946 visitors (up 3.9%) and the US 808,663 (up 18.1%). (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• Cambodia sent 787,120 visitors (up 43.2%), Japan 757,468 (up 11.6%) and India 744,567 (up 29.5%). (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• Europe sent 3,221,037 visitors, up 51.5%, the fastest growth of any region. Asia sent 14,610,238, up 7.3%, or 74.8% of the total. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• Australia sent 542,970 visitors (up 21.3%), the UK 323,675 (up 7.5%), France 300,135 (up 11.1%), Germany 261,731 (up 14.3%) and Canada 162,860 (up 20.7%). (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• January to March 2026 brought a record 6.76 million arrivals, the first time Vietnam passed 2 million in three months in a row. (VNAT (monthly bulletin), Mar 2026)
• August 2026 arrivals were an estimated 1.99 million, up 18.4% on August 2025. (NSO (monthly report), Sep 2026)
• Arrivals in January to September 2026 reached 17.7 million, up 14.5%. (NSO (Q3 2026 report), Oct 2026)

All 2026 figures are estimates and may be revised. The statistics office's reporting month runs from the 26th of the previous month to the 25th, so October covers 26 September to 25 October. The tourism authority republishes the statistics office's monthly data, and the two agree on the ten-month total. Market shares and rankings are our calculations from the published table.

How do visitors get to Vietnam?

More than four in five international visitors arrive by air. Road arrivals are growing fastest, and only a small share come by sea.

• Air 84.3%
• Road 14.4%
• Sea 1.3%

• In January to October 2026, 16,253,092 arrivals came by air (83.2%), 3,027,098 by road (15.5%) and 255,206 by sea (1.3%). Road arrivals grew fastest, up 27.1%. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• In 2025, 17,840,142 arrivals came by air, 3,054,202 by road and 273,947 by sea. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• In 2024, 14,844,120 arrivals came by air (84.4%), 2,491,731 by road (14.2%) and 248,050 by sea (1.4%). (NSO (2024 annual report), Jan 2025)
• In 2019, 79.8% of arrivals came by air and 18.7% by road. (GSO (2019 year-end report), 2019)
• International flights carried an estimated 46.6 million passengers in 2025, up 12.6%, and domestic flights 36.9 million, up 8.4%. (CAAV, Dec 2025)
• 71 foreign airlines from 30 countries and territories flew 142 international routes to Vietnam in 2025, and Vietnamese airlines flew 113. (CAAV, Dec 2025)
• Vietnam recorded 18,601 road, rail and inland-waterway accidents in 2025, with 10,491 deaths and 12,312 injuries. Deaths were 6.35% lower than in 2024. (National Traffic Safety Committee, Jan 2026)

Sea figures count all international arrivals by sea, which include cruise passengers as well as ferry and yacht arrivals; they are not a count of cruise passengers. Airline figures count passengers carried by all airlines on Vietnam routes, including Vietnamese residents, so they are not visitor counts. The accident figures cover the whole population, including residents, and are police-recorded.

How much do visitors spend in Vietnam?

Spending by international visitors has grown faster than arrivals, and Vietnam now earns slightly more from foreign visitors than its residents spend abroad. Counting Vietnamese travellers too, total tourism revenue has more than tripled since 2013.

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Total tourism revenue from domestic and international visitors, 2013 to 2025, in trillion dong.

Period	Value
2013	290
2014	323
2015	356
2016	417
2017	541
2018	637
2019	726
2020	312
2021	180
2022	495
2023	678
2024	840
2025	1,000

• International visitors spent US$12.19 billion in 2024, up 33.1%. (NSO (2024 annual report), Jan 2025)
• In January to September 2026, international visitors spent an estimated US$13.06 billion, up 17.4%, while arrivals grew 14.5%. (NSO (Q3 2026 report), Oct 2026)
• Vietnamese residents spent US$14.74 billion on travel abroad in 2025, up 15.6%, so the travel surplus was about US$0.5 billion. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Spending by Vietnamese residents travelling abroad fell 2.2% to US$10.85 billion in January to September 2026. (NSO (Q3 2026 report), Oct 2026)
• Total tourism revenue was VND 840 trillion in 2024, up 23.9%, and VND 678.3 trillion in 2023, up 37.0%. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• Total tourism revenue was VND 726 trillion in 2019, before falling to VND 312 trillion in 2020 and VND 180 trillion in 2021. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• It recovered to VND 495 trillion in 2022. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• On the current method, which starts in 2013, total tourism revenue was VND 289.84 trillion in 2013. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)

Two different measures. Spending by international visitors is the statistics office's exports of travel services, a balance-of-payments measure in US dollars. Total tourism revenue is the tourism authority's estimate of spending by domestic and international visitors together, in nominal dong, so the two must not be compared or added. The revenue series changed method in 2013, so earlier years are not shown or compared. The 2025 revenue is a rounded estimate. The travel surplus is our calculation.

How much do Vietnamese residents travel?

Vietnamese residents make far more tourist trips at home than foreign visitors make to Vietnam, and domestic trips have kept rising in 2026. Trips abroad by Vietnamese residents are rising fast too.

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Domestic tourist trips in Vietnam, 2022 to 2025, in millions. Earlier years are left out because the estimates may not be comparable.

Period	Value
2022	101.3m
2023	108.2m
2024	110m
2025	137m

• Of the 2025 domestic trips, 81.5 million included a night in accommodation and 55.5 million were same-day visits. June was the busiest month, with 16.0 million trips. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• Domestic trips numbered 110 million in 2024, 108.2 million in 2023 and 101.3 million in 2022. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• Vietnamese residents made 126 million domestic trips in January to September 2026: 75.5 million with an overnight stay and 50.5 million same-day. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• On the earlier estimates, domestic trips were 85 million in 2019, 56 million in 2020 and 40 million in 2021. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• Domestic trips were 28.0 million in 2010 and 57.0 million in 2015. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• The tourism authority's 2016 annual report put domestic trips that year at 62 million. (VNAT (annual report 2016), 2016)
• Vietnamese residents made 6.7 million trips abroad in 2025, up 26.4%. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Trips abroad by Vietnamese residents numbered 5 million in 2023. (GSO (2023 year-end report), Dec 2023)

Domestic figures are rounded estimates and count trips, not people. The series probably changed method in 2022: domestic trips that year were already well above 2019, when international arrivals were still 80% lower, so years before 2022 should not be compared with later ones. The October 2026 cell was empty when we checked, so the 2026 total covers nine months. Trips abroad count departures for all purposes.

What is tourism worth to Vietnam's economy?

The latest official measure of tourism's direct share of the economy is for 2016, when it was rising. Newer figures cover only parts of the industry, such as hotels and restaurants, and are not a measure of tourism's share.

• Tourism's direct contribution was VND 309,794 billion in 2016, up from VND 265,540 billion, or 6.33% of GDP, in 2015. (VNAT (annual report 2016), 2016)
• The accommodation and food services industry, which serves residents as well as visitors, produced VND 337.05 trillion, or 2.62% of GDP, in 2025. Its value added grew 10.02%. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Accommodation and food service revenue was VND 843.1 trillion in 2025, 12.0% of retail and consumer services turnover, up 14.6%. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Travel agencies and tour operators took VND 93.9 trillion in 2025. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• Accommodation and food service revenue reached an estimated VND 847.0 trillion in January to October 2026, up 17.0%. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• Travel agency and tour operator revenue reached an estimated VND 87.5 trillion in January to October 2026, up 18.1%. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• On the 2024 report, accommodation and food service revenue was VND 733.9 trillion and travel agency revenue VND 62.5 trillion. (NSO (2024 annual report), Jan 2025)
• Value added in accommodation and food services grew 8.83% in January to September 2026. (NSO (Q3 2026 report), Oct 2026)

The 2016 share is tourism's direct contribution, measured with a tourism satellite account, and is the newest official figure we could find. The 2.62% is the GDP share of one industry, accommodation and food services, not tourism's share: it includes restaurant meals by residents and leaves out tourist spending in other industries. Revenue figures are in nominal dong. Figures from the 2024 and 2025 reports were revised between editions, so growth should not be calculated across them.

How many tourists visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City?

Hanoi counts tens of millions of visitor trips a year, about three-quarters of them by Vietnamese residents. Ho Chi Minh City's 2025 figures are estimates for a city that grew in July 2025, when it merged with two neighbouring provinces.

• Domestic 25.88m
• International 7.82m

• More than 7.82 million of Hanoi's 2025 visitor trips were international, up 22.76%, and more than 25.88 million domestic, up 20.32%. (MOCST, Dec 2025)
• Visitors spent more than VND 134.46 trillion in Hanoi in 2025, up 21.5%. (MOCST, Dec 2025)
• In the first half of 2026, Hanoi received about 18.01 million visitor trips, up 15.7%, including about 4.64 million international trips, up 26.8%. Visitors spent VND 74.23 trillion. (MOCST, Jun 2026)
• Hanoi received about 12.14 million visitor trips in January to April 2026, up 20.9%, and VND 50.8 trillion of visitor spending. (MOCST, Apr 2026)
• In November 2025, Ho Chi Minh City estimated that it would receive 8.5 million international visitor trips in 2025, exactly its plan, against 6.1 million in 2024 within its old borders. (MOCST, Nov 2025)
• The city also estimated 45 million domestic visitor trips and VND 260 trillion in tourism revenue for 2025. (MOCST, Nov 2025)
• In the first half of 2026, Ho Chi Minh City's accommodation and food businesses took VND 119,301 billion and its travel businesses more than VND 19,133 billion. (HCMC People's Council, Jul 2026)

City figures count visitor trips, so a foreign visitor who goes to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City counts in both; they cannot be added up or compared with national arrivals. Hanoi's figures are estimates made before the end of each period. Ho Chi Minh City merged with Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau on 1 July 2025, and its 2025 figures are estimates published in November 2025 that equal its plan, so they are not like-for-like with 2024 and growth rates are not given. Accommodation and food revenue includes spending by residents.

How many tourists visit Da Nang, Hoi An and Hue?

Central Vietnam draws a high share of foreign visitors. In Hoi An, foreigners made up more than seven in ten visitors in 2023, and in early 2026 more than half of the guests at Da Nang's accommodation were international.

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International visitors to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, selected years 2010 to 2025.

Period	Value
2010	45,151
2014	125,648
2019	173,984
2020	25,710
2021	2,394
2022	29,485
2023	94,720
2024	155,851
2025	180,505

• Da Nang's accommodation served more than 17.3 million guest arrivals in 2025: more than 7.6 million international and nearly 9.7 million domestic. (MOCST, Jan 2026)
• Da Nang's accommodation, food and travel businesses took VND 60 trillion in revenue in 2025. (MOCST, Jan 2026)
• In January to April 2026, Da Nang's accommodation served nearly 6 million guests, nearly 3.4 million of them international. (Da Nang City Portal, May 2026)
• Da Nang had 28 scheduled air routes in May 2026, 21 of them international, and about 144 flights a day in January to May. (Da Nang City Portal, May 2026)
• Hoi An received 4 million visitor trips in 2023, 3 million of them international. (MOCST, Jan 2024)
• More than 3.2 million visitors bought tickets to Hoi An's sights in 2023, nearly 2.6 million of them international. (MOCST, Jan 2024)
• South Korea was Hoi An's largest foreign market in 2023, with 215,305 visitors (20.65%), ahead of Taiwan (137,754) and Australia (83,875). (MOCST, Jan 2024)
• Hoi An's tourism sector earned VND 4,538.6 billion in 2023. (MOCST, Jan 2024)
• Hue's imperial monuments received nearly 3.2 million visits in 2025, up 14.2%: 1.32 million international and 1.84 million domestic. (MOCST, Jan 2026)
• The Hue monuments took VND 473 billion in revenue in 2025, 110% of plan. (MOCST, Jan 2026)
• Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park received 719,090 Vietnamese and 180,505 international visitors in 2025. The foreign count was above its 2019 level. (Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, 2026)
• Vietnamese visitors to Phong Nha-Ke Bang were still below 2019, when 780,240 came. (Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, 2026)
• In 2021 the park received 96,228 Vietnamese and 2,394 international visitors. (Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, 2026)
• When its series starts, in 2001, the park received 114,146 Vietnamese and 1,015 international visitors. (Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, 2026)

Da Nang counts guests at accommodation, not all visitor trips, and its revenue covers accommodation, food and travel businesses only, so Da Nang must not be ranked against Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. Da Nang merged with Quang Nam, including Hoi An, on 1 July 2025, so growth rates are not given. Hoi An figures are for 2023, the latest official town-level year; the basis of its market shares is not stated. Hue counts ticketed visits to the monuments. Phong Nha-Ke Bang's columns are read from the park's own table.

How many tourists visit Ha Long Bay, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc and Da Lat?

The beach and mountain provinces each count millions of visitor trips, but most are by Vietnamese residents. About a third of visitor trips to Khanh Hoa, the province of Nha Trang, are by foreigners, against about a fifth in Quang Ninh and Phu Quoc, while Lam Dong is mainly a domestic destination.

• Domestic 16.78m
• International 4.5m

• Quang Ninh, the province of Ha Long Bay, received more than 21 million visitor trips in 2025: about 4.5 million international and 16.78 million domestic. (Quang Ninh People's Committee, Dec 2025)
• Quang Ninh's tourism revenue was about VND 57 trillion in 2025. (Quang Ninh People's Committee, Dec 2025)
• Quang Ninh counted 19.8 million visitor trips in January to November 2025, but only about 38% included a night in accommodation. (Quang Ninh People's Committee, Dec 2025)
• Visitor fees for Ha Long Bay brought in VND 973.68 billion in 2024. (Quang Ninh Tourism Promotion Centre, 2025)
• Khanh Hoa received 16.4 million visitor trips in 2025, including 5.5 million international. (MOCST, Dec 2025)
• Khanh Hoa's tourism revenue reached VND 66.7 trillion in 2025. (MOCST, Dec 2025)
• Phu Quoc received 8.3 million visitor trips in 2025, 1.86 million of them international. (Phu Quoc Special Zone, Jan 2026)
• In January to September 2025, Phu Quoc took VND 31,138 billion in tourism revenue, and its 1.2 million international visitors were 97% of all those to An Giang province. (An Giang People's Committee, 2025)
• Lam Dong, home of Da Lat and, since July 2025, Mui Ne, received more than 20.76 million visitor trips in 2025 and about VND 56,800 billion in tourism revenue. (Lam Dong People's Committee, Jan 2026)
• The province's draft year-end report put international visitors at 1.287 million, about 6% of the total, and guest-nights at 38.145 million. (Lam Dong People's Committee (draft report), Jan 2026)

Each province counts its own visitor trips and revenue, so the figures cannot be added up or compared with national arrivals, and provinces are not ranked here. Khanh Hoa (merged with Ninh Thuan), Lam Dong (merged with Dak Nong and Binh Thuan) and An Giang (merged with Kien Giang, which included Phu Quoc) changed borders on 1 July 2025, so their 2025 growth rates are not like-for-like and only levels are given. Quang Ninh did not merge. All 2025 figures are year-end estimates. The overnight share and the international shares are our calculations. Lam Dong's totals are from the later steering committee review; its draft report gave slightly lower figures.

How many hotels and rooms does Vietnam have?

Vietnam has tens of thousands of places to stay, and its five-star stock is growing. Five-star properties are large, averaging more than 300 rooms each, so they hold about twice as many rooms as four-star properties.

• Five-star 96,441
• Four-star 47,663

• Vietnam had about 40,000 tourist accommodation establishments with about 800,000 rooms in 2025. (MOCST, Jan 2026)
• In September 2025 there were 282 five-star establishments with 93,058 rooms and 339 four-star establishments with 46,713 rooms. (VNAT (monthly bulletin), Sep 2025)
• By March 2026 there were 348 four-star establishments with 47,663 rooms. (VNAT (monthly bulletin), Mar 2026)
• Hanoi had 3,761 accommodation establishments with more than 71,000 rooms in 2025, including 28 five-star hotels and apartment complexes. (MOCST, Dec 2025)
• Hanoi's average room occupancy was about 65.5% in 2025, up 3.5 percentage points. (MOCST, Dec 2025)
• Hanoi's hotels were about 65.64% full in the first half of 2026, up 2.3 points. (MOCST, Jun 2026)
• Ho Chi Minh City had 4,849 accommodation establishments with 102,137 rooms, including 84 four- and five-star hotels. (MOCST, Nov 2025)
• Khanh Hoa had 70,500 rooms, more than 40% of them in four- and five-star properties. (MOCST, Dec 2025)
• Lam Dong had more than 4,200 accommodation establishments with over 66,800 rooms. (Lam Dong People's Committee, Jan 2026)

Star counts cover properties rated four or five stars by the tourism authority; lower grades are rated by provinces. The national total is rounded. City and provincial room counts cover all registered accommodation, and Ho Chi Minh City's and Lam Dong's are for their enlarged areas after July 2025. Hanoi's occupancy bases are not stated in full. Rooms per five-star property are our calculation.

When is Vietnam busiest?

International arrivals peak from December to March, around the Lunar New Year, and are lowest in early summer. Domestic travel peaks at different times, around the Lunar New Year holiday and in the summer school break.

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International arrivals to Vietnam by month, 2025. December is from the statistics office's year-end report.

Period	Value
Jan	2.07m
Feb	1.89m
Mar	2.05m
Apr	1.65m
May	1.53m
Jun	1.46m
Jul	1.56m
Aug	1.68m
Sep	1.52m
Oct	1.73m
Nov	1.98m
Dec	2.02m

• In 2025, arrivals were highest in January, at 2,070,466, and lowest in June, at 1,462,867. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• December 2025 brought 2,021,619 arrivals, up 15.7% on December 2024. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• November 2025 arrivals were nearly 1.98 million, up 14.2% on October. (NSO (monthly report), Dec 2025)
• The first half of 2025 brought nearly 10.7 million arrivals, up 20.7%. (NSO (monthly report), Jul 2025)
• In January 2025, 86.8% of arrivals came by air, 11.0% by road and 2.2% by sea. (NSO (monthly report), Feb 2025)
• January to March 2025 brought more than 6 million arrivals, and 133.0 thousand of them came by sea, about half of the year's sea arrivals. (NSO (monthly report), Apr 2025)
• Only 11,768 international arrivals came by sea in October 2026. (NSO (October 2026 report), Nov 2026)
• Domestic travel in 2026 peaked in February, the Lunar New Year month, with 18.5 million trips. (VNAT (statistics database), 2026)
• In April 2026, Hanoi received about 3.09 million visitor trips, 780,000 of them international, and room occupancy was nearly 70%. (MOCST, Apr 2026)

Monthly arrivals are estimates, and each reporting month runs from the 26th of the previous month to the 25th. The share of the year's sea arrivals in the first quarter is our calculation. Sea arrivals include cruise passengers but are not a cruise count. Domestic monthly figures are rounded estimates.

What is the weather like in Vietnam, and when does it rain?

The north has a cool winter and a wet summer, while the south is hot all year with a dry season from December to April. The central coast is the odd one out: its heavy rain comes from September to December.

• Hanoi has a cool winter: in January, daily highs average 20.0°C and nights 14.6°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of 33.8°C. (VNMHA (via WMO), 1991-2020)
• Hanoi's wettest month is August, with 335 mm of rain over 18 rainy days. February (19 mm) and December (24 mm) are the driest. (VNMHA (via WMO), 1991-2020)
• Ho Chi Minh City's average highs stay between 31.6°C and 34.9°C all year. February gets 8 mm of rain on 1 rainy day, and September, the wettest month, 273 mm. (VNMHA (via WMO), 1991-2020)
• Da Nang gets 658 mm of rain over 21 rainy days in October and 486 mm in November, against 22 to 50 mm a month from February to April. (VNMHA (via WMO), 1991-2020)
• Nha Trang is wettest in November (400 mm over 18 rainy days) and October (325 mm), and driest in February (13 mm). Every month from January to August averages under 80 mm. (VNMHA (via WMO), 1991-2020)

Figures are 1991-2020 averages from Vietnam's national weather service, published through the World Meteorological Organization. Da Nang's pattern also applies roughly to Hoi An, about 25 km away. No comparable published normals were found for Phu Quoc, Ha Long or Da Lat.

What are Vietnam's visa rules?

Every nationality can get an e-visa, and visa-free entry covers most of Western Europe, Japan, South Korea and several ASEAN neighbours. The rules were loosened in 2023 and again in 2025.

1. 1 30 days 6
2. 2 90 days 2
3. 3 14 days 2
4. 4 21 days 1

• Vietnam issues e-visas to citizens of all countries and territories, valid for up to 90 days, at US$25 for a single entry or US$50 for multiple entries, processed in 3 to 5 working days. (VNAT (vietnam.travel), 2026)
• From 15 August 2023, the National Assembly extended e-visa validity beyond the earlier 30 days and raised the visa-free stay for exempt nationals from 15 to 45 days. (Government News, Jun 2023)
• Resolution 229 added 12 European countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland, to the visa-free list from 15 August 2025 to 14 August 2028. (Government News, Aug 2025)
• The tourism authority's visa guide lists 25 visa-exempt countries, as it also includes Belarus. (VNAT (vietnam.travel), 2026)
• Under two-way agreements, Chile and Panama get 90 days without a visa; Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand 30 days; the Philippines 21 days; and Brunei and Indonesia 14 days. (VNAT (vietnam.travel), 2026)
• Any visitor arriving directly on Phu Quoc island can stay there for 30 days without a visa. (VNAT (vietnam.travel), 2026)
• E-visa holders can enter and leave through 83 international border checkpoints, including 17 international airports. (VNAT (vietnam.travel), 2026)

The government's count of countries with one-sided visa waivers is 24, as of August 2025. The tourism authority's guide lists 25 because it adds Belarus, which may fall under a separate decision, so the two counts differ. The end date of the earlier group of waivers is given differently by the two sources and is not shown. E-visa fees are as stated by the tourism authority; applications go through the government e-visa portal. Rules change, so check before travel.

What are Vietnam's tourism targets for 2026?

Vietnam missed its 2025 arrivals target and is unlikely to meet its 2026 one: after ten months it would need about 2.7 million arrivals in each of November and December, more than in any month so far. The domestic trips target is much closer.

• Vietnam aimed for 23 to 25 million international arrivals in 2025 and did not reach it. (NSO (2025 annual report), Jan 2026)
• In 2023, arrivals beat the target of 8 million. (GSO (2023 year-end report), Dec 2023)
• The 2026 target for domestic tourism is 150 million trips. (VNAT (monthly bulletin), Jan 2026)
• The aviation authority expects airlines to carry about 95 million passengers in 2026, up 13.6%. (CAAV, Dec 2025)
• Lam Dong aims to attract about 25.08 million visitor trips in 2026. (Lam Dong People's Committee, Jan 2026)
• Da Nang's 2026 target is 19.1 million guests at accommodation, including 8.7 million international. (Da Nang City Portal, May 2026)

Targets are government goals, not statistics. The monthly arrivals needed to reach 25 million and the share of the domestic target reached by September (about 84%) are our calculations from the published totals.

Methodology and sources

Figures come from Vietnam's official producers: the National Statistics Office for arrivals, travel services trade and industry revenue, labelled by report; the tourism authority for total tourism revenue, domestic trips, bulletins, its 2016 annual report and the visa guide, labelled by dataset; the culture and tourism ministry's portal, city and provincial governments and site managers for places; the aviation authority for flights; the weather service for climate; and the government news service for visa decisions and road safety. Each figure links to the document that carries it, with the date. Most recent figures are estimates and are labelled as such. National arrivals, city and provincial visitor trips and guests at accommodation measure different things and are never added, ranked against each other or compared. Where a series changed method, such as total tourism revenue in 2013 and domestic trips around 2022, or a province changed its borders in July 2025, we say so and do not compare across the break. Where we calculated a figure, such as a share, the note says so. The page is reviewed monthly and the date is shown at the top.

• An Giang People's Committee · 2025
• CAAV · Dec 2025
• Da Nang City Portal · May 2026
• Government News · Aug 2025
• Government News · Jun 2023
• GSO (2010 year-end report) · Dec 2010
• GSO (2011 year-end report) · 2011
• GSO (2012 year-end report) · 2012
• GSO (2013 year-end report) · 2013
• GSO (2014 year-end report) · 2014
• GSO (2015 year-end report) · 2015
• GSO (2017 year-end report) · 2017
• GSO (2018 year-end report) · 2018
• GSO (2019 year-end report) · 2019
• GSO (2019 year-end report) · 2019
• GSO (2020 year-end report) · 2020
• GSO (2021 year-end report) · Dec 2021
• GSO (2022 year-end report) · Dec 2022
• GSO (2023 year-end report) · Dec 2023
• HCMC People's Council · Jul 2026
• Lam Dong People's Committee · Jan 2026
• Lam Dong People's Committee (draft report) · Jan 2026
• MOCST · Dec 2025
• MOCST · Jun 2026
• MOCST · Apr 2026
• MOCST · Nov 2025
• MOCST · Jan 2026
• MOCST · Jan 2024
• MOCST · Jan 2026
• MOCST · Dec 2025
• MOCST · Jan 2026
• National Traffic Safety Committee · Jan 2026
• NSO (2024 annual report) · Jan 2025
• NSO (2024 annual report) · Jan 2025
• NSO (2025 annual report) · Jan 2026
• NSO (2025 annual report) · Jan 2026
• NSO (monthly report) · Sep 2026
• NSO (monthly report) · Dec 2025
• NSO (monthly report) · Jul 2025
• NSO (monthly report) · Feb 2025
• NSO (monthly report) · Apr 2025
• NSO (October 2026 report) · Nov 2026
• NSO (October 2026 report) · Nov 2026
• NSO (October 2026 report) · Nov 2026
• NSO (Q3 2026 report) · Oct 2026
• NSO (year-end reports) · Jan 2026
• Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park · 2026
• Phu Quoc Special Zone · Jan 2026
• Quang Ninh People's Committee · Dec 2025
• Quang Ninh People's Committee · Dec 2025
• Quang Ninh Tourism Promotion Centre · 2025
• VNAT (annual report 2016) · 2016
• VNAT (monthly bulletin) · Jan 2026
• VNAT (monthly bulletin) · Mar 2026
• VNAT (monthly bulletin) · Dec 2025
• VNAT (monthly bulletin) · Sep 2025
• VNAT (statistics database) · 2026
• VNAT (statistics database) · 2026
• VNAT (statistics database) · Nov 2026
• VNAT (statistics database) · 2026
• VNAT (statistics database) · 2026
• VNAT (statistics database) · 2026
• VNAT (vietnam.travel) · 2026
• VNMHA (via WMO) · 1991-2020
• VNMHA (via WMO) · 1991-2020
• VNMHA (via WMO) · 1991-2020
• VNMHA (via WMO) · 1991-2020