Foreign visitors to Vietnam increase sharply during Tet

Updated: 14:57, 01/02/2017

Vietnam welcomed more than 1 million international visitors in the first months of 2017, an increase of 23.5% over the same period of last year, according to statistics released by the National Administration of Tourism.

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Of the total, the number of tourist air arrivals reached nearly 835,000, up 26.6% compared to January, 2016; sea arrivals reached over 18,000, up 1.3%; and road arrivals reached nearly 153,000, up 15.5%.

The number of foreign visitors increased in most of Vietnam’s markets, of which China increased 67.9%, followed by the Republic of Korea 15.1%, the US 17.2% and Russia 36.5%.

Total revenues from tourism during the first month this year are estimated at VND38 trillion, up 28.5% over the same period of 2016.

According to the Da Nang Department of Tourism, during the Tet holidays, the city welcomed more than 260,000 tourists, up 17.3% from the same period of 2016. Of them, 103,000 are international visitors, a year-on-year surge of 30.6%.

Meanwhile, Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong hosted around 300,000 tourists during the Tet holidays, a considerable increase from last year.

The cherry flower festival became Da Lat city’s attraction during Tet days besides familiar sites such as Xuan Huong Lake, Lam Vien Square, the Valley of Love, the Prenn Waterfall.