Vietnam welcomed 6.76 million foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2026, marking the highest quarterly figure ever recorded and a year-on-year increase of 12%, according to the National Statistics Office.
Of the figure, 82.3% arrived by air, 15.5% by land, and 2.2% by sea.
In March alone, nearly 2.1 million international tourists visited the country, surging 1.3% year-on-year.
During the first three months of the year, China was Vietnam's largest source of international visitors with more than 1.4 million arrivals, followed by the Republic of Korea with nearly 1.33 million, and Russia with over 367,000.
The number of travellers from European and American markets also rose significantly, including Poland (up 52%), Norway (26%), Switzerland (over 27%), Sweden (27.5%), and Denmark and Italy (over 20%).
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