From 2023 to 2024, there was a 35% increase in Australian travelers heading to Vietnam. The nation was the ninth most popular destination of Australian travelers last year, when almost 450,000 Australians visited. That was an increase of almost 80% on the figures from a decade ago
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism on May 13 and 14 partnered with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney to host a series of promotion events aimed at attracting Australian tourists.
A promotion programme will be held in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia, from May 11-17, to promote tourism in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City to Australian tourists, according to Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism.
A Vietnam-Australia trade and tourism promotion conference was held by Vietnam Airlines, Thien Minh Group and Vinpearl JSC in Sydney on April 19, drawing a large number of Australian businesses and travel firms from different Australian localities.
The Government of Vietnam has reopened its borders to welcome travellers from Australia, New Zealand and other countries to Vietnam, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh told a trade and travel promotion conference in Australia on June 28.
A tourism business matching event took place in Hanoi on August 23, gathering 32 Australian firms and 150 representatives from Vietnam’s state management agencies and travel companies.
Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyen will join hands with the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world under an agreement inked between the two sides in Canberra, Australia on March 14.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia launched a programme in Sydney on October 4 to promote Vietnam’s tourism in the host country.
Vietnam is well-positioned to attract tourists from Australia and New Zealand, leading domestic and foreign tourism experts said at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 9.
A seminar promoting Da Nang tourism was held on December 18 in Sydney, Australia, which is among the top five countries having a large number of visitors to the Vietnamese central city.
The crew members of the Da Nang yacht, representing Vietnam in the famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, were welcomed in Albany city, capital of Western Australia State.
