South Korea no longer Vietnam’s largest source of visitors

Tourism experts say a combination of strong safety conditions, geographic proximity, and relatively low travel costs is fueling a surge in Chinese visitors to Vietnam, particularly as tensions in the Middle East push up oil prices and disrupt some international flight routes.

Vietnam welcomed 6.76 million international visitors in the first three months of the year, up 12% year-on-year and the highest quarterly figure ever recorded.

With nearly 2.1 million international visitors in March, Vietnam has for the first time achieved a new record of receiving over 2 million visitors for three consecutive months in a year, according to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.