FX.co ★ Vietnam Tourist Arrivals Hit 9-Month Low

International arrivals to Vietnam increased 14.7% year-on-year to 1.68 million in June 2026, the lowest level in nine months and down from the 16.5% growth recorded in May. Despite the moderation, gains remained broad-based across major source markets.

Arrivals from Asia, Vietnam’s largest tourism market, rose 8.2%, supported by higher visitor numbers from China (9.1%), Japan (15.6%), Malaysia (34.9%), Thailand (20.1%), and Singapore (32.3%).

Visitor numbers from the Americas grew 14.5%, underpinned by an increase in arrivals from the United States (14.0%) and Canada (21.7%).

European arrivals jumped 67.4%, driven by a sharp surge in visitors from Russia (151.1%), as well as solid growth from the United Kingdom (13.3%), France (18.5%), and Germany (23.4%).

Arrivals from Australia advanced 26.7%, while visitor numbers from Africa rose 28.4%.

Over the first six months of 2026, international arrivals to Vietnam reached a total of 12.25 million, up 14.9% from the same period a year earlier.