Hanoi (VNA) – The searchvolume for Vietnamese tourism has been surging while the number ofinternational arrivals has been also on the rise, signaling the tourism sector’srecovery, Lao dong (Labour) newspaper reported.

In the first seven months of2022, Vietnam welcomed 954,000 international arrivals, increasing nearly nine-foldfrom a year earlier. The monthly arrival growth averaged 62%, according to theGeneral Statistics Office.

Among 10 markets withmost visitors to Vietnam, nine are located in the Asia - Pacific and theremainder is the US.

The Republic of Korea rankedfirst with 196,200 arrivals, up 903.7% year on year, followed by the US with102,900 arrivals, up 5,382%. Others include Japan (46,000, 794.6%) and China (53,000,34.5%).

Despite modest numbers ofarrivals, European countries still posted sharp rises in visitors to Vietnam,including the UK (26,400, 2,958.6%), France (23,400, 2,963.7%), and Germany (23,600,3,897.1%), data showed.

Since the year’s beginning,Vietnam has continually been among the places with the fastest growth in internationalsearches for, by 50 - 75%, according to Google Destination Insights.

The global search volume fortourist accommodation facilities in the country reached 100 points in July, 5.9times higher than in early March (17 points). Searches for internationalflights to Vietnam last month also soared three-fold from the start of March.

Compared to the same periodlast year, international searches for Vietnam’s tourism shot up by over 1,200%in July.

The top sources of those searcheswere the US, Australia, Singapore, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the UK,Malaysia, Germany, and Thailand. Meanwhile, the most searched Vietnamesedestinations were Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Hoi An, NhaTrang, Da Lat, Phan Thiet, Hue, and Vung Tau.

With positive signs from internationaltourist markets, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the VietnamTourism Development Fund are working with travel companies, airlines and destinationsto organise promotion activities, focusing on markets in Northeast Asia, SoutheastAsia, and Europe.

The tourism sector will takepart in the JATA Tourism Expo Japan from September 22 - 25 and the World TravelMarket in the UK from November 7 - 9, both of which are leading regional andinternational travel fairs.

In addition, theInternational Travel Expo is scheduled to take place in HCM City from September 8- 10. A tourism promotion programme for the Greater Mekong Subregion will alsobe held as part of the Mekong Tourism Forum in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, from October 9 - 14./.