December 23, 2016 | 23:18 (GMT+7)
Ten-millionth foreign tourist is from England
PANO – The tourism sector of Vietnam is to receive the ten millionth foreign visitor to Vietnam at Phu Quoc International Airport in the southern province of Kien Giang on December 25.
Foreign tourist in Vietnam. Photo: tienphong.vn
According to Nguyen Van Tuan, Head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the ten-millionth foreign tourist in 2016 is from England. He said that the remarkable achievements of the sector in 2016 include the reception of ten million foreign arrivals and the service for 62 million domestic visitors, earning the total revenue of VND 400 trillion (USD 18 billion).
In 2017, the country’s tourism sector aims to attract 11.5 million international arrivals and 66 million domestic tourists, reaching a revenue of VND 460 trillion (USD 20.24 billion).
Translated by Chung Anh