Data from the online travel platform showed that searches in China were up 164% year-on-year.

Indonesia was second with an 86% rise and the Philippines followed closely at 82%.

Chinese tourists pose in front of the Central Post Office in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

Thailand also posted strong growth, with searches increasing by 65%.

Vietnam received a record 10.6 million foreign visitors in the first five months, up 14.9%, according to the General Statistics Office.