Foreign arrivals to Vietnam were estimated at 7.83 million in the first eight months of 2023, a 5.4-fold surge compared to the same period last year but still just 69.2% of the figure in the first eight months of 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam were estimated to have hit 6.6 million in the first seven months of 2023, surging 6.9-fold compared to the same period last year but still only 67.5% of the figure in the first seven months of 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.