Tourist arrivals to Vietnam surge
The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rose 15.6 per cent in the first seven months of 2014 in comparison to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The Southeast Asian country welcomed 4.85 million foreign visitors from January to July, the GSO said in a report released on July 29.
There were 564,700 tourists visiting the country in July alone, an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to the previous month, the report said.
The January-July statistics have shown that the number of international tourists visiting Vietnam for recreational and leisure purposes reached 2.9 million, a 13.9 per cent rise while 815,811 and 836,388 came to the country to do business and visit relatives, up 16.1 and 19.5 per cent, respectively, year-on-year.
The GSO said the number of tourist arrivals from all countries went up in July, with visitors from Hong Kong accounting for the strongest growth (211.3 per cent) at 10,735 people, followed by Germany with 81,761 tourists, up 199.4 per cent compared to the same period last year.
In 2014, the tourism sector expects to welcome eight to 8.2 million international visitors and serve 37.5 million local tourists, earning about 240 trillion dong ($11.4 billion) in revenue.
The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rose 15.6 per cent in the first seven months of 2014 in comparison to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The Southeast Asian country welcomed 4.85 million foreign visitors from January to July, the GSO said in a report released on July 29. There were 564,700 tourists visiting the country in July alone, an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to the previous month, the report said. The January-July statistics have shown that the number of international tourists visiting Vietnam for recreational and leisure purposes reached...
The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rose 15.6 per cent in the first seven months of 2014 in comparison to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The Southeast Asian country welcomed 4.85 million foreign visitors from January to July, the GSO said in a report released on July 29.
There were 564,700 tourists visiting the country in July alone, an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to the previous month, the report said.
The January-July statistics have shown that the number of international tourists visiting Vietnam for recreational and leisure purposes reached 2.9 million, a 13.9 per cent rise while 815,811 and 836,388 came to the country to do business and visit relatives, up 16.1 and 19.5 per cent, respectively, year-on-year.
The GSO said the number of tourist arrivals from all countries went up in July, with visitors from Hong Kong accounting for the strongest growth (211.3 per cent) at 10,735 people, followed by Germany with 81,761 tourists, up 199.4 per cent compared to the same period last year.
In 2014, the tourism sector expects to welcome eight to 8.2 million international visitors and serve 37.5 million local tourists, earning about 240 trillion dong ($11.4 billion) in revenue.
