According to the General Statistics Office, Asian visitors made up the lion’s share of the number, at over 2.12 million people, increasing by 35.8% annually. The number of Chinese visitors, which accounted for 30% of the total tourist arrivals in Vietnam during the period, grew by 38.5% annually. The numbers of tourists arriving by air, road, and sea, during the two-month period, recorded respective annual increases of 26.3%, 58.4%, and 3.5%. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said that it aims to serve between 15 and 17 million foreigners and 78 million domestic travellers this year, with the total revenue expected to hit VND620 trillion (US$27.28 billion), up 21.35% annually. Vu The Binh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, said that Northeast Asia, including China, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, and Taiwan (China), will continue to be the major sources of tourists to Vietnam. Last year, China and the RoK sent 4 and 2.4 million visitors to Vietnam. With a growth of 30% in tourism in 2017, Vietnam was placed on the list of countries with the fastest tourism growth speed in the world, ranked in 6th place.
Vietnam has welcomed over 2.97 million foreign visitors in the first six months of this year, an increase of 18 percent compared to the same period last year. More than 446,900 visited Vietnam in June, a year-on-year rise of 19 percent, according to the General Statistics Office andthe Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Most tourists cameby air, with nearly 371,000 thousand arrivals recorded in June, a year-on-year increase of 25.5 percent. The number of visitors coming to Vietnam for tourism purposes and visiting relatives increased considerably. In the first six months, around 1,8 million foreigners came to Vietnam for tourism…... [read more]
Vietnam welcomed the six millionth foreign visitor in 2011 in the northern province of Quang Ninh on the morning of Dec. 26. Curvalle Bernard Francois welcomed The French visitor, Curvalle Bernard Francois, travelled aboard the MV Super Star Aquarius cruise ship, which departed from Hainan , China , for a journey to Vietnam . The ship docked at Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province. The lucky man was presented with a ticket for two persons to visit Da Nang city and the ancient town of Hoi An in central Vietnam . Meanwhile, Zhang DongMei, a Chinese tourist, the…... [read more]
- This is a result of a survey on more than 1,400 foreign tourists to the capital city, carried out by the Hanoi department of culture, sport and tourism with the goal of researching and perfecting statistical methods on the number of foreign tourists to Hanoi. Under the survey, more than 93% of the total respondents saw the city as an attractive destination. Aspects of gastronomy, landscape, service, and people were cited as behind the attraction of the city. Specifically, Hanoi's gastronomy received more than 82% of votes for being abundant, 57 to 71% of foreigners assessed the city's service…... [read more]
(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and Northern Ireland held a conference to promote Vietnam's tourism in Europe on Sunday. The Ministry introduced Vietnam's tourism promotion programs in Europe for the period 2015-2017, including regular events introducing tourist sites and products, Vietnam's participation in international tourism fairs, and combining tourist activities with political, diplomatic, and economic events. Many delegates proposed integrating national tourism promotion among the annual plans of Vietnamese representative agencies in Europe. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Ho Anh Tuan, said the Ministry will establish a…... [read more]
(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and Northern Ireland held a conference to promote Vietnam's tourism in Europe on Sunday. The Ministry introduced Vietnam's tourism promotion programs in Europe for the period 2015-2017, including regular events introducing tourist sites and products, Vietnam's participation in international tourism fairs, and combining tourist activities with political, diplomatic, and economic events. Many delegates proposed integrating national tourism promotion among the annual plans of Vietnamese representative agencies in Europe. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Ho Anh Tuan, said the Ministry will establish a…... [read more]
