HANOI, 6 May 2015: Vietnam National Administration of Tourism estimates the country welcomed 690,440 international travellers in April representing a decline of 7.4% during the same month last year.

Thailand’s outbound trips to Vietnam ranked in ninth place with 22,109 trips decreasing 25.8%.

China was the supply market leader with 187,080 visits, but it was still a decline of 13.7%. Other top performers were South Korea, Japan, the United States, and Taiwan.

Neighbouring Cambodia slipped off the top 10 list of suppliers recording 11,730 trips, down 65.8%.

All of the country’s top markets are in the Asia/Pacific region with exception of the US (fourth), Russia (eighth), and France (10th).

The bulk of arrivals in April (534,507) passed through the two main aviation gateways, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

For January to April, this year, the country welcomed 2,698,324 international tourists down 12.2% during the same period last year.

Travel is down due to economic conditions in Europe and reversals in the China market. There are also concerns that Vietnam’s travel costs are higher than in neighbouring countries.

VNAT updated its data on its website, late last week, sourced from the government statistics office.

Top 10 main markets for Vietnam tourism April 2015

Source: GSO