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International arrivals to Vietnam sees positive signals
Thu Minh 10:52, 2015/08/27
The number of international tourists traveling to Vietnam in August reached 664,985 arrivals, an increase of 12% over last month and 7.5% against the same period last year.
According to statistics from Vietnam's General Statistics Office (GSO), after witnessing a decline in 13 consecutive months, the number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam began rebounding in July and August.
In July, 593,566 foreign tourists came to Vietnam, up 12.1% compared to June and 5.1% compared to the same period last year.
In August, arrivals by air rose by 17.4% to 610,159, by sea dropped 9.3% to 1,360 and by land declined 45.2% to 53,466 against the same period last year.
 
Foreign tourists visit Hanoi
Foreign tourists visit Hanoi
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), international arrivals are expected to grow in the following months as peak season approaches. High-budget tourists, particularly from the US and Canada, consider Vietnam an attractive autumn destination. 
The sector is launching a range of promotion packages targeting visitors from Belarus and five Western European countries. 
The number of tourists from five European countries which have been exempted visas saw a robust growth in August compared to last month, such as Spain (159.3%), Italy (141.4%), Germany (54.1%), France (25.8%) and the UK (25.5%).
Within the first 8 months of 2015, Vietnam welcomed five million international arrivals, representing a year-on-year 7.5% reduction, while domestic tourists reached 45.8 million. 
The sector reached a revenue exceeding 235.58 trillion VND (10.5 billion USD), up 2.7% from 2014. 
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