Monday 10 December 2012

Viet Nam tourism to set new record

 

 

According to General Statistics Office (GSO), the number of international arrivals to Viet Nam in November 2012 was estimated 655,701, increasing by 24.4% in comparison with October 2012 and 7.2% over the same period of 2011. 

In November, by means of transportation, international arrivals to Viet Nam by air reached 560,080, an increase of 27.4% over November 2011; by sea: 13,524 (up 91.1%); by road: 82,097 (up 2.1%).

With this impressive result, the total of international arrivals to Viet Nam in 11 months is over 6 million arrivals, increasing by 11.4% over the same period of 2011, fulfilling 92.8% of international arrivals target in 2012.

International arrivals from most markets achieved positive growth, led by South Korea (31.5%), followed by Malaysia (25.6%), Thailand (24.6%), Japan (20.8%), Taiwan (17.0%), France (6.5%), USA (2.7%), China (0.8%), and Australia (0.2%).

Thus, with the market trend in the last peak months of the year, Viet Nam tourism sector will successfully complete the target of 6.5 million arrivals in 2012.

Source: VNTNews

 

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