Currently, Da Nang city has established cooperative relations with 3 localities of Australia: Queensland State, South Australia State, Gold Coast City. In the first 8 months of 2024, the total number of Australian visitors staying in Da Nang reached 71,445, accounting for nearly 2.4% of the total number of international visitors to Da Nang.
Regarding investment and trade, there are about 15 enterprises having trade relations with Australia and 29 Australian FDI projects investing in Da Nang with an investment capital of 13.9 million USD.
According to the Da Nang Department of Tourism, in the first 7 months of 2024, Central Vietnam welcomed nearly 180,000 visitors - reaching 64% of the more than 281,000 Australian visitors to Vietnam.
This figure has surpassed the peak of the tourism industry in 2019 - before the pandemic. This not only affirms the resilience of the tourism sector in general but also forecasts significant growth in tourist exchange between Central Vietnam and Australia in the coming time.
In the first 7 months of 2024, the total number of Australian visitors to Vietnam reached more than 281,000, an increase of 18% compared to the whole year of 2023.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, overseas tourism from Australia in 2023 reached more than 17.82 million, of which the most popular destination was New Zealand (1 million), followed in the top 5 destinations by Indonesia (985,000), the US (546,000), the UK and Thailand.
Vietnam is the 12th most popular destination with more than 238,000 visitors. In the first 7 months of 2024, the total number of Australian visitors to Vietnam reached more than 281,000, an increase of 18% compared to the whole year of 2023.
