According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), August alone witnessed the country receive 1.43 million foreign visitors, up 17.7% compared to the same period last year.

Of the eight-month figure, 9.7 million foreigners chose to travel to Vietnam by air, representing a 41% increase.

Around 1.6 million international tourists came to the country by road, marking a yearly increase of 73.3%, while the remaining 165,600 came by sea, or a 2.8-fold rise from the previous year.

During the reviewed period, earnings from tourism services enjoyed an annual surge of 26.2% to VND40.9 trillion.

Ho Chi Minh City topped the list with an increase of 42.2%, followed by Da Nang with 38.6%, Can Tho with 33.7%, and Hanoi with 29.7%.

The Republic of Korea sent the largest number of foreign tourists to Vietnam with over three million, followed by China with 2.4 million.

The number of international visitors has increased considerably thanks to the effectiveness of favourable visa policies coupled with a relevant tourism promotion programme which has been put in place.

The GSO anticipates that future growth momentum will be maintained over the coming months towards meeting the set goal of welcoming 18 million foreign tourists by the end of the year.