Foreign visitors to Vietnam up by 11%
According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the nation has welcomed over 3.8 million foreign arrivals in the first six months of 2012, an increase of 10.8% over the same period last year.
According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the nation has welcomed over 3.8 million foreign arrivals in the first six months of 2012, an increase of 10.8% over the same period last year.
In July alone, an estimate of 466,000 foreign visitors flocked to the country, up by 11.6% over the previous month, but down by 7.9% over the same period last year. This month, 380,000 foreign arrivals landed in Vietnam by air while 7,000 came via sea routes and 79,000 by land.
The three largest tourism markets in Vietnam include China, with over 773,000 arrivals in seven months, followed by the Republic of Korea with more than 421,000 and Japan with nearly 330,000 visitors.
The tourism sector is making every effort to meet the target of attracting 6.5 million foreign arrivals, serving 32 million trippers and earning VND150 trillion in 2012.
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