Russian Arrivals in Vietnam Reach 1.13 Million in First Nine Months of 2026

Data from the Association of Tour Operators of Russia and Russia’s Federal Border Service show that Vietnam received 1.13 million Russian visitors in the first nine months of 2026, 2.6 times the number in the same period of 2025. This was the fastest growth among major mass tourism destinations for Russians. Over the same period, demand for tour bookings through Onlinetours rose to nearly 4.5 times its previous level, while service booking requests on Sletat.ru rose to four times their previous level.

Russian tourists shop at a night market in Nha Trang Ward, Khánh Hòa Province. (File photo)（VietVance）

Representatives of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia said the expansion of direct flights from Russia to Vietnam and more convenient connections through China were the main reasons for the sharp rise in visitors to Vietnam.

Yuri Barzykin, chairman of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s committee for tourism businesses, said Vietnam and China’s growing appeal to Russian tourists was also putting significant competitive pressure on some other Asian tourism markets.

Over the same period, Russian visitor numbers rose 60% to 2.76 million in China, 27.4% to 1.81 million in Egypt and 3.1% to 5.7 million in Türkiye. Together with Vietnam, these four destinations recorded approximately 2.3 million additional trips, fully offsetting the decline caused by a 43.1% drop in Russian visitors to the United Arab Emirates amid the conflict in the Middle East.

In the first nine months of 2026, Russian citizens made a total of 15.13 million trips to 32 popular destinations beyond neighboring areas, up 12.6% from the same period in 2025.

Source: VietVance