Foreign tourists visit Song Chay, Quang Binh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomed more than 8.47 million foreign visitors in the
first eight months of the year, up 29.7 percent against the same period of last
year, and served 52.8 million domestic tourists, earning a total of 335.8
trillion VND (14.7 billion USD) in revenue.
In August only, the country attracted over 1.2
million foreigners, a monthly increase of 18.5 percent. This is the sixth time
in 2017 Vietnamese tourism drew over one million international tourists in a
month.
In August, the country’s tourism sector launched
numerous tourism promotion events overseas, such as in Australia and China. The
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will organise a tourism promotion
event in Cambodia from August 28-30.
According to the latest report of the United
Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Vietnam was ranked 10th in the list
of emerging destinations favoured by tourists worldwide.
Meanwhile, the world’s largest tourism website
TripAdvisor announced a list of ten most attractive spots in Vietnam voted by
tourists. Notably, the central province of Quang Binh climbed to the fourth in
the list, behind Hoi An, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City only.
According to TripAdvisor, Quang Binh was
described as a heaven for exploration and experiences with various tourism
destinations and routes such as Son Doong cave, Tu Lan cave system, Da Nhay
beach and Phong Nha- Ke Bang cave, among others.
Thanks to tourism promotion events and new
domestic and international flights, the locality attracted a number of tourists
as well as international filmmakers. -VNA