08:11, 25/11/2019

South Korea becomes Vietnam's 2nd largest international tourist market

In the 10 months of 2019, Vietnam received more than 3.5 million tourist arrivals from South Korea, a year-on-year increase of 22.1%...

In the 10 months of 2019, Vietnam received more than 3.5 million tourist arrivals from South Korea, a year-on-year increase of 22.1%. South Korea has become Vietnam’s 2nd largest international tourist market, just after China with nearly 4.6 arrivals, according to the National Administration of Tourism.

South Korean tourists’ most-visited destinations included Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa, etc. In the 9 months of 2019, Khanh Hoa welcomed 170,673 South Korean tourist arrivals, a year-on-year rise of 221.5%, according to statistics from Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism. Three flight routes from South Korea to Khanh Hoa are Incheon - Cam Ranh, Daegu - Cam Ranh and Busan - Cam Ranh with 7 airlines operating on the air route Incheon - Cam Ranh.

 

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South Korean visitors to Khanh Hoa on Bamboo Airways.

 

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Translated by N.T