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The CAAV forecasts that the market will reach roughly 94 million passengers and over 1.6 million metric tons of cargo for the full year 2026, marking gains of 13% and 9.3%, respectively, compared to 2025.

International hotel groups are increasingly arriving in or expanding in Vietnam as the country continues with efforts to make tourism a spearhead economic sector.

Corporate income tax would be exempted for two years, followed by a 50% reduction in tax payable for the next three years on income generated from products created under new tourism models.

Total tourism revenue was estimated at VND113.2 trillion ($4.3 billion), up 13.3% year on year.

For the first nine months, the central city's GRDP grew by 10.31%, positioning it ninth among Vietnam's 34 provinces and centrally administered cities, and third among 9 municipalities of the country.

The country has achieved nearly 71% of its target of welcoming 25 million international visitors in 2026.