Data from the Booking platform Yeogi Eottae of the Republic of Korea showed that the number of hotel bookings by Korean visitors in Vietnam for the June - August period increased by 3 times compared to the same period in 2023. Statistics from the Yeogi Eottae website released on May 2 indicated that as of late April, the number of hotel bookings in the two Southeast Asian countries is leading in the region. The Southeast Asian countries are emerging as popular tourist destinations of Koreans in 2024 summer. Meanwhile, Hanoi topped the trend index ranking of Vietnam's favourite tourist destinations by the end of April released by Rankify Korea with 1,788 points. It was followed by Da Lat and Ha Long Bay with 1,379 points and 796 points, respectively. According to Rankify Korea’s ranking, favourite tourist destinations in Vietnam are currently receiving significant attention of Korea visitors. The trend index is calculated by adding the search volume of keywords and Google Trends data from the previous week./.