Vietnam tourism industry to bounce back this year


Popular getaway: Tourists riding gondolas on a waterway in Phu Quoc. Vietnam welcomed 3.6 million international tourists lat year, mainly from South Korea and the United States. — Bloomberg

HANOI: Despite slowing trade, there are still pockets of resilience in Vietnam’s economy. Tourism will be a key one in 2023, HSBC says in a report.

In its Vietnam at a glance report on tourism to the partial rescue released early this week, it said the country’s domestic tourism had been roaring, but international tourism, which historically accounted for 60% of tourism receipts, saw a tepid recovery.

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