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Vietnam Overtakes Indonesia in Australian Travel Growth as Overseas Holiday Demand Surges 17% in 2026.
Vietnam has overtaken Indonesia as the fastest overseas bound destination for Australian travellers due to a surge of 17.4% growth in travel from the region over the past year. Vietnam has become the preferred choice for Australians looking to travel abroad with its cheap holidays. The country saw a 17.4% increase in Australian visitors in the year through to August 2026, compared to 3.2% for Indonesia, 8.1% for Japan, 13.1% for China and a host of other established international destination markets, figures from Tourism Research Australia suggest. Vietnam has overtaken Indonesia as Australia’s fastest-growing overseas destination and a growing number of Australians are gravitating towards cheaper and more diverse Asian options on their holidaymakers’ budget.According to the October Travel Trends report from the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA), Australian residents made 12.77 million international trips, representing a 3.2% year-on-year increase. The findings, based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, showed that several Asian destinations expanded considerably faster than the overall outbound tourism market. Vietnam attracted nearly 589,000 Australian trips, placing it among the country’s increasingly important international holiday markets.
Source: Travel and Tour World
