Vietnam Popular among Russian Tourists

The coastal central city of Nha Trang is one of the favorite travel destinations in Vietnam to Russia. Photo: vnreport.vn

Fun&Sun, one of the leading travel companies in Russia, recently launched a flight program to Cam Ranh in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa with a stopover in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Scat Airlines flights. As the company noted, the number of passengers on the first flights is at almost 80% of capacity.

“Demand is approximately at the level of 2022, but for the New Year, of course, it is higher. Tourists mostly request tours from 9 to 16 nights. The top 3 resorts include Nha Trang, Mui Ne, and Phan Thiet, the same as a year ago,” the company said, as cited by VOV.

Fun&Sun also revealed that it sent approximately 3,000 Russian tourists to Vietnam last winter season.

Meanwhile, Russian Express shared that its sales of tours to Vietnam have increased by 30% compared to last year.

Russtd noted that tourists from this market tend to head to several resorts located throughout the southern region in the lead up to New Year celebrations.

A Russian tourist in Nha Trang beach before the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: realtimes.vn

Less than 40,000 Russians went to Vietnam in 2022, according to official data, a nearly 94% drop from about 650,000 in pre-pandemic 2019.

Vietnam recorded about VND628.3 trillion (over %25.8 billion) in total earnings from tourists during January - November, said the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

The country served 103.2 domestic tourist arrivals during the 11 months, concentrating on May - July, especially June with 13.5 million travelers. The November figure stood at 4.5 million.

Foreign visitors in Ha Long Bay. Photo: VNA

Meanwhile, more than 11.2 million international visitors chose Vietnam as their holiday destination during the first 11 months. They included over 1.23 million arrivals in November, up 11% month on month and also the highest monthly number of international tourists since the beginning of this year, statistics show.

Vietnam initially aimed at 8 million foreign tourists in 2023, but the number already approximated 8.9 million during the first nine months, equivalent to 111% of the initial target. Therefore, the ministry proposed the Government raise the target to 12.5 - 13 million for this year./.

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