Sun. Nov 24th, 2024

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam rebounded in July after
two consecutive months of decrease, according to the General Statistics
Office (GSO).

The office announced on July 29 that
June saw a nearly 20 percent decrease on a monthly basis while the
figure for May dropped 9.62 percent compared to the previous month.
However, the number in July picked up 4.6 percent to 564,736 overseas
visitors.

Most of the markets registered growth
with Hong Kong posting the highest rise of 111.3 percent, followed by
Germany, 99.4 percent, and Russia, 27 percent.

Summing up the first 7 months of this year, the country has welcomed
over 4, 85 million foreign tourists, a year-on-year rise of 15.6
percent.

The tourism sector will strive to serve 8
million foreign and 37.5 million domestic tourists this year, grossing
240 billion VND (11.2 million USD) in revenue.

The
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has also proposed the Prime
Minister to extend the visa exemption duration from 15 days to 30 days
for Russian tourists.

Last year, Vietnam received more than 7.57 million foreign visitors, a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percent.-VNA

By vivian