Korea is the largest tourist market with more than 489,000 arrivals, accounting for 26% of the total number of international visitors to Vietnam; followed by the US and India. The markets also recovered unevenly. Singapore and Laos have their indexes down 20% and 24% respectively over the same period in 2019 (before the pandemic). Meanwhile, the markets of China and Russia are almost frozen. Visitors from Northeast Asia recovered the slowest because many countries still applied strict policies for COVID-19 prevention and control.

The domestic tourism market has fully recovered with 86.8 million arrivals, higher than in 2019 with 85 million arrivals. Total revenue from tourists in the first 9 months of 2022 is estimated at more than 394 trillion VND, reaching 78% over the same period in 2019.

In the Mekong Delta, Can Tho city also shows good signs of tourism recovery. In the first 9 months of 2022, Can Tho welcomed more than 4.3 million visitors, up 111% over the same period in 2021. Accommodation businesses served more than 1.9 million arrivals, up 128% over the same period. Total tourism revenue is estimated at more than 3,095 billion VND, up 135% over the same period, reaching 91.1% of the year plan.