Executive summary

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Scope

• This report provides an extensive analysis related to tourism demands and flows in Vietnam:
• It details historical values for the Vietnamese tourism industry for 2007–2011, along with forecast figures for 2012–2016
• It provides comprehensive analysis of the travel and tourism demand factors with values for both the 2007–2011 review period and the 2012–2016 forecast period
• The report makes a detailed analysis and projection of domestic, inbound and outbound tourist flows in Vietnam.

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Key highlights

• Travel and tourism in Vietnam contributed 4.2% to the national GDP in 2011 and accounted for 3% of the country’s total employment in 2011.
• According to the WTO, Vietnam accounted for the fifth-largest number of inbound tourist arrivals among ASEAN countries in 2011. Vietnam also recorded the fourth-fastest tourism growth in the world in the same year.
• Vietnam is developing into a popular destination for cruise tourism and holds strong potential for the future growth. The country benefits from its location between North and South Asia, and its close proximity to the region’s cruise hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore.
• In 2011, National Geographic Traveler Magazine ranked Vietnam as one of the thirteen best tours of Asia and one of the fifty best tours of a lifetime.
• Lao Cai, Phu Tho and Yen Bai provinces in the North are gaining prominence as cultural tourism centers in the country.

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Reasons to buy

• Take strategic business decisions using detailed historic and forecast data related to tourist flows in Vietnam
• Understand the demand factors within the Vietnamese travel and tourism industry, along with key market trends and growth opportunities
• Analyze the domestic, inbound and outbound tourist flows by geographic region and purpose of visit

Table of contents

1 Introduction
1.1 What is this Report About?
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Methodology
2 Executive Summary
3 Tourism Demand Factors
3.1 Typical Annual Employee Holiday Entitlement by Type
3.2 Total Population by Age
3.3 Male Population by Age
3.4 Female Population by Age
3.5 Number of Households
3.6 Mean Household Income
3.7 Number of Trips by Season
3.8 Number of Trips by Residents
3.9 Average Length of Trips
4 Tourism Flows
4.1 Analysis of Tourism Flows
4.2 Total Domestic Trips
4.3 Domestic Trips by Region
4.4 Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit
4.4.1 Number of business trips by domestic tourists
4.4.2 Number of leisure trips by domestic tourists
4.4.3 Number of other personal trips by domestic tourists
4.5 Number of Overnight Stays on Domestic Trips
4.6 Total International Arrivals
4.7 Number of International Arrivals by Region of Origin
4.7.1 International arrivals by Country of origin – Asia-Pacific
4.7.2 International arrivals by Country of origin – Europe
4.7.3 International arrivals by Country of origin – North America
4.8 International Arrivals by Purpose of Visit
4.8.1 Inbound business tourist volume trend
4.8.2 Inbound leisure tourist volume trend
4.8.3 Inbound other tourist volume trend
4.9 Total International Departures
4.1 Number of International Departures by Destination
4.10.1 International departures to North America
4.11 International Departures by Purpose of Visit
4.11.1 Outbound business tourist volume trend
4.11.2 Outbound leisure tourist volume trend
4.11.3 Outbound other tourist volume trend
4.12 Number of Overnight Stays on International Trips
5 Appendix
5.1 Methodology
5.2 Contact Us
5.3 About Timetric
5.4 Disclaimer

List of tables

Table 1: Travel and Tourism Industry Definitions
Table 2: Vietnam – Typical Holiday Entitlement of Employees per Annum, 2007–2011
Table 3: Vietnam – Total Population by Age Group (Million), 2007–2011
Table 4: Vietnam – Total Population by Age Group (Million), 2011–2016
Table 5: Vietnam – Male Population by Age Group (Million), 2007–2011
Table 6: Vietnam – Male Population by Age Group (Million), 2011–2016
Table 7: Vietnam – Female Population by Age Group (Million), 2007–2011
Table 8: Vietnam – Female Population by Age Group (Million), 2011–2016
Table 9: Vietnam – Number of Households (Million), 2007–2011
Table 10: Vietnam – Number of Households (Million), 2011–2016
Table 11: Vietnam – Mean Household Income (US$), 2007–2011
Table 12: Vietnam – Mean Household Income (US$), 2011–2016
Table 13: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Season (Million), 2007–2011
Table 14: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Season (Million), 2011–2016
Table 15: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Residents (Million), 2007–2011
Table 16: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Residents (Million), 2011–2016
Table 17: Vietnam – Average Length of Trips (Nights), 2007–2011
Table 18: Vietnam – Average Length of Trips (Nights), 2011–2016
Table 19: Vietnam – Total Domestic Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Table 20: Vietnam – Total Domestic Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Table 21: Vietnam – Number of Domestic Trips by Region (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 22: Vietnam – Number of Domestic Trips by Region (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 23: Vietnam – Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit (Million), 2007–2011
Table 24: Vietnam – Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit (Million), 2011–2016
Table 25: Vietnam – Domestic Business Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Table 26: Vietnam – Domestic Business Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Table 27: Vietnam – Domestic Leisure Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Table 28: Vietnam – Domestic Leisure Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Table 29: Vietnam – Other Personal Domestic Tourist Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Table 30: Vietnam – Other Personal Domestic Tourist Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Table 31: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays on Domestic Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Table 32: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays on Domestic Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Table 33: Vietnam – Total International Arrivals (Million), 2007–2011
Table 34: Vietnam – Total International Arrivals (Million), 2011–2016
Table 35: Vietnam – Number of International Arrivals by Region of Origin (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 36: Vietnam – Number of International Arrivals by Region of Origin (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 37: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Country of Origin – Asia-Pacific (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 38: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Country of Origin – Europe (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 39: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Country of Origin – North America (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 40: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Purpose of Visit (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 41: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Purpose of Visit (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 42: Vietnam – Inbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 43: Vietnam – Inbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 44: Vietnam – Inbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Million), 2007–2011
Table 45: Vietnam – Inbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Million), 2011–2016
Table 46: Vietnam – Inbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 47: Vietnam – Inbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 48: Vietnam – Total International Departures (Million), 2007–2011
Table 49: Vietnam – Total International Departures (Million), 2011–2016
Table 50: Vietnam – Number of International Departures by Destination (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 51: Vietnam – Number of International Departures by Destination (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 52: Vietnam – International Departures – North America (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 53: Vietnam – International Departures by Purpose of Visit (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 54: Vietnam – International Departures by Purpose of Visit (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 55: Vietnam – Outbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 56: Vietnam – Outbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 57: Vietnam – Outbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 58: Vietnam – Outbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 59: Vietnam – Outbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Table 60: Vietnam – Outbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Table 61: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays (Million), 2007–2011
Table 62: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays (Million), 2011–2016

List of figures

Figure 1: Vietnam – Typical Holiday Entitlement of Employees per Annum, 2007–2011
Figure 2: Vietnam – Total Population by Age Group (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 3: Vietnam – Total Population by Age Group (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 4: Vietnam – Male Population by Age Group (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 5: Vietnam – Male Population by Age Group (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 6: Vietnam – Female Population by Age Group (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 7: Vietnam – Female Population by Age Group (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 8: Vietnam – Number of Households (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 9: Vietnam – Number of Households (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 10: Vietnam – Mean Household Income (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 11: Vietnam – Mean Household Income (US$), 2011–2016
Figure 12: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Season (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 13: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Season (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 14: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Residents (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 15: Vietnam – Number of Trips by Residents (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 16: Vietnam – Average Length of Trips (Nights), 2007–2011
Figure 17: Vietnam – Average Length of Trips (Nights), 2011–2016
Figure 18: Vietnam – Total Domestic Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 19: Vietnam – Total Domestic Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 20: Vietnam – Number of Domestic Trips by Region (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 21: Vietnam – Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 22: Vietnam – Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 23: Vietnam – Domestic Business Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 24: Vietnam – Domestic Business Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 25: Vietnam – Domestic Leisure Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 26: Vietnam – Domestic Leisure Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 27: Vietnam – Other Personal Domestic Tourist Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 28: Vietnam – Other Personal Domestic Tourist Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 29: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays on Domestic Trips (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 30: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays on Domestic Trips (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 31: Vietnam – Total International Arrivals (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 32: Vietnam – Total International Arrivals (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 33: Vietnam – Number of International Arrivals by Region of Origin (% Share), 2011 and 2016
Figure 34: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Country of Origin – Asia-Pacific (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 35: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Country of Origin – Europe (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 36: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Country of Origin – North America (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 37: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Purpose of Visit (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 38: Vietnam – International Arrivals by Purpose of Visit (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 39: Vietnam – Inbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Figure 40: Vietnam – Inbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Figure 41: Vietnam – Inbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 42: Vietnam – Inbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 43: Vietnam – Inbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Figure 44: Vietnam – Inbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Figure 45: Vietnam – Total International Departures (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 46: Vietnam – Total International Departures (Million), 2011–2016
Figure 47: Vietnam – Number of International Departures by Destination (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 48: Vietnam – International Departures – North America (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 49: Vietnam – International Departures by Purpose of Visit (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 50: Vietnam – International Departures by Purpose of Visit (% Share), 2011–2016
Figure 51: Vietnam – Outbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Figure 52: Vietnam – Outbound Business Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Figure 53: Vietnam – Outbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Figure 54: Vietnam – Outbound Leisure Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Figure 55: Vietnam – Outbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2007–2011
Figure 56: Vietnam – Outbound Other Tourist Volume (Thousand), 2011–2016
Figure 57: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 58: Vietnam – Number of Overnight Stays (Million), 2011–2016