The VNAT reported that an estimated 18 million foreign visitors came to Vietnam in 2019, up more than 16 percent from the figure of 2018.

Foreign visitors at a tourism destination in Thua Thien - Hue province.

The number of domestic travelers also rose by 6 percent to 85 million.

In total, the tourism sector earned more than 720 trillion VND (nearly 16.7 billion USD), an increase of 16 percent on a yearly basis.

The average growth of tourists in the three consecutive years from 2016 was 22 percent a year, putting Vietnam among the 10 countries with highest tourism growth in the world.

Next year, Vietnam will host a number of major events that are expected to draw tourists, including the Formula 1 Vietnam Grand Prix and the National Tourism Year 2020.

Leader of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism congratulates athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh

(BGO) – In the evening of December 11, Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DoCST) Tran Minh Ha and leader of the Center for Sports Training and Competition in the northern province of Bac Giang arrived at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) to welcome and congratulate track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh who returned from the Philippines after participating in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). 

Ca Mau Cape Culture – Tourism Week 2019 opens

The Ca Mau Cape Culture – Tourism Week 2019 officially kicked off at Ca Mau Cape Cultural Park, Ngoc Hien District, Ca Mau Province, on December 10.

National Tourism Year 2020 to be launched in Ninh Binh

The National Tourism Year 2020 will be launched in the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 20, 2020, heard a press conference in Hanoi on December 10.

Experts talk ways to help Vietnamese tourism take off

Experts gathered at the Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit 2019 held in Hanoi on December 9 to discuss measures to help the Vietnamese tourism thrive in the future

Bac Giang to establish smart tourism portal

(BGO) - The Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism has launched the plan to develop the smart tourism portal of Bac Giang province in the period from 2019 to 2025. 

Source: VNA