In the first month after the resumption of direct flights from Moscow to Ho Chi Minh City, the flow of Russian tourists to Vietnam increased one and a half times. This was reported by RBC.
In two months of 2024, Russian citizens visited Vietnam 38.6 thousand times; This figure is 58.7% more than the same period last year (24.3 thousand).
February 2024 was the first month when direct flights from Moscow to Vietnam resumed after four years.
Before that, Sudavan Wangsuphakitkoson, head of Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports statedRussia ranked third in the number of tourists coming to the country. According to Wangsuphakitkoson, 347,847 Russian tourists visited Thailand in the first seven weeks of this year. Russia ranked third in the number of tourists coming to Thailand, after China and Malaysia. South Korea and India rank fourth and fifth.
Previously Rosaviatsia clarified List of countries where flights are planned to resume.