Vietnam's foreign tourists arrivals rise at 5.7% a year in 2011-2015
According to the Institute for Tourism Development and Research under the Vietnam National Tourism Administration, during the 2011-2015 period, the number of foreign tourists rose at 5.7% on average each year and local tourists grew at 16.3% a year.
The tourism sector has achieved positive results even though it faced many difficulties, the Institute for Tourism Development and Research said.
After five years of implementation of tourism development strategy towards 2020 and 2030, the sector's growth rate was higher than its targets the last five years in terms of volume of tourists, revenue and facilities.
In 2011, Vietnam's tourism welcomed 6 million international visitors and 30 million domesic tourists. The figures increased to 7.9 million and 38.5 million, respectively in 2014.
Meanwhile, in the first 11 months of this year, the country received 7 million foreign tourists and 53.8 million local tourists.
The target set to receive 7.5 million international visitors has already been achieved for 2015, with the number of local tourists at 36 million to 37 million arrivals.
The institute said, the tourism industry has also achieved its targets in revenue, with an average 25% annual growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP).
The total revenue gained from tourists reached 130 trillion VND in 2011 and 230 trillion VND in 2014. In the first 11 months of this year, the figure stood at 313 trillion VND, higher than the targeted 220 trillion VND to 230 trillion VND.
In terms of facilities, Vietnam had 419,280 hotel rooms as of 2015, with their number growing at 15.87% each year, according to the institute, exceeding the 2015 target of 390,000 rooms.
The local tourism industry had 91 five-star hotels, 219 four-star hotels and 442 three-star hotels.
The quality of accommodations has improved due to the development of luxury resorts in the central coastal provinces, Phu Quoc and some beaches in the north.
Private investment in hotels and restaurants has increased strongly in the past five years.
After five years of implementation of tourism development strategy towards 2020 and 2030, the sector's growth rate was higher than its targets the last five years in terms of volume of tourists, revenue and facilities.
In 2011, Vietnam's tourism welcomed 6 million international visitors and 30 million domesic tourists. The figures increased to 7.9 million and 38.5 million, respectively in 2014.
Meanwhile, in the first 11 months of this year, the country received 7 million foreign tourists and 53.8 million local tourists.
The target set to receive 7.5 million international visitors has already been achieved for 2015, with the number of local tourists at 36 million to 37 million arrivals.
The institute said, the tourism industry has also achieved its targets in revenue, with an average 25% annual growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP).
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In terms of facilities, Vietnam had 419,280 hotel rooms as of 2015, with their number growing at 15.87% each year, according to the institute, exceeding the 2015 target of 390,000 rooms.
The local tourism industry had 91 five-star hotels, 219 four-star hotels and 442 three-star hotels.
The quality of accommodations has improved due to the development of luxury resorts in the central coastal provinces, Phu Quoc and some beaches in the north.
Private investment in hotels and restaurants has increased strongly in the past five years.
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