Int’l arrivals increase in first nine months

VGP – It is estimated that that some 460,000 international tourists arrived in Viet Nam in September, an increase of nearly 62% against the same period of 2011, according to the National Administration of Tourism.

September 29, 2012 2:19 PM GMT+7

In the first nine months of 2012, Viet Nam welcomed over 4.85 million turns of foreigners, up 13% on year.

Noticeably, tourists from the Republic of Korea saw the highest increase with 38.2%, followed by Malaysia, Japan, Thai Lan, Taiwan (China) and France with 25.4%, 24.5%, 23.4%, 19.4%, and 8.1%, respectively.

Ho Chi Minh City was the most attractive destination with 2.72 millions tourists, up 12.3% against the same period of 2011, and accounting for 56% of the country’s total tourists.

Viet Nam targets to welcome 6.4 million international arrivals with an estimated revenue of VND 150 trillion.

By Hai Minh