Foreign arrivals to Vietnam hit 8 million
VOV.VN - Foreign arrivals to Vietnam reached 812,017 in October, bringing the total foreign travelers in the first ten months to 8,077,397 up 25.4% against last year’s corresponding period, reports the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).
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Most markets saw a growth compared to the same period last year. They include Hong Kong (up 72.5%), China (55.2%), the Republic of Korea (40.1%), New Zealand (35%), Thailand (30.8%), Italy (30.3%), Spain (27.3%), Russia (27.1%), the Netherlands (24.2%), Sweden (22.3%), the UK(21.7%),Germany (18.5%), Laos (18%), Taiwan (15.9%), Malaysia (15.6%), the US (14.2%), France (13.3%) and Japan (10.8%)....
The number of domestic tourists for ten months leading up to November is estimated at 53.3 million. Total revenue from tourism increased 19.1% to VND331,500 billion.
