Viet Nam’s tourism growth in the first half of 2019 increased by 7.5%, ranking 12th in the Asia-Pacific region and 4th in ASEAN.
The nation overcame Indonesia to hold the fourth position in terms of top arrivals ranking among ASEAN nations in the first half of 2019, welcoming 8.48 million visitors.
In the first nine months of 2019, as many as 12.9 million foreign visitors travelled to Viet Nam, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%. This is the fourth month and the second successive month of the year that the nation receives more than 1.5 million foreign arrivals.
Viet Nam sets the target of welcoming 18 million foreign visitors this year.
By Thuy Dung