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As the peak season for international visitors, running from September to April, gets underway, cruise operators on Ha Long Bay are stepping up investment in premium products.

Amid a complex global context, particularly ongoing instability in the Middle East that has kept crude oil prices elevated and increased travel and service costs, Quang Ninh’s tourism sector has proactively renewed its offerings, expanded markets, and enhanced service quality to sustain growth and strengthen its appeal to international visitors.

Vietnam accommodated more than 6.2 million international visitors in the first four months of this year, up 68.3% year on year and 3.9% compared to the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on April 29.

July alone saw over one million foreign arrivals – the first month in the year to accomplish this feat and 6.5 per cent higher than the previous month.

Vietnam won multiple prizes at the award ceremony of the World Travel Awards 2022 - Region: Asia & Oceania, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of September 7.

Following over three months of reopening (since March 15), Vietnam's tourism sectors recorded many signs of prosperity. However, to achieve the set expectations, especially the growth of international visitors, additional breakthrough solutions are needed to attract more foreign tourists.

Vietnam welcomed around 602,000 international visitors in the first half of this year, a dramatic increase of 582% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.

The number of international visitors to Vietnam in June 2022 was estimated at 236,700, an increase of 36.8% from the previous month and 32.9 times higher than the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Thanks to the implementation of the pilot route to welcome international passengers, with many international routes having been restored, international arrivals to Vietnam in February increased by 49.6% over the previous month and 169.6% over the same period last year.