(VOVWORLD) - Travel analytics firm ForwardKeys has named Vietnam among the top 20 most visited countries in the world by share of scheduled flight bookings.
 International tourists visit Saigon Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh City |
Accordingly, Vietnam ranked 19th on the list. ForwardKeys revealed that the number of international tourists heading to Vietnam stood at just 28% lower than the pre-pandemic period, and equal to 112% compared to the same period from last year.
During the July - August period, the Vietnamese tourism industry witnessed a significant recovery with about 2.25 million foreign visitors, or 80% compared to the same period from 2019. Of these, the number of passengers travelling by air stood at 1.97 million.
The US topped the list by a substantial margin, attracting 11% of all international visitors this summer, followed by Spain, the UK, Italy, Japan, France, Mexico, Germany, Canada, and Turkey.