Travel
Chinese visitors hold the leading top spot of foreign visitors to Vietnam
Chinese tourists have continued to take the lead in the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam, up more than 47% to more than 2.9 million arrivals, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
Chinese tourist arrivals to Hanoi.
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According to the statements of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, 2.5 million Chinese tourists visited last year to Vietnam. Vietnam is most suitable and best destination which has numerous attractions of Chinese and for other citizens. Mostly tourist likes to visit Vietnam from China by bus and train. Road transport and railway system is best choice for Chinese tourists to visit any time to Vietnam.
Many road transport companies are active and have luxurious buses to transport people from China to Vietnam. Most tourists prefer to choose train to immediately go to Vietnam and do their celebrations with their friends and families. The fair is cheap and affordable and no hard and fast rules imposed on Chinese travelers.
Vietnam has unique traditions and historical background with lots of historical places which attracts tourists from all over the world to visit anytime and enjoy seeing the sightseeing natural beauty. The government of Vietnam launched online visa system for travelers to spend short holidays and for casual business visits.
In addition, the number of South Korean arrivals to Vietnam also saw an impressive growth of 51%. In the first nine months, the country welcomed 1.7 million of South Korean tourists, an increase of more than 170,000 compared to the total number recorded last year.
Meanwhile, the number of Russian visitors to the country reached more than 420,000 against last year’s figure of 434,000. Quang Ninh, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc are the favorite holiday destinations for tourists from the above mentioned nations. Therefore, a broad array of tourism promotion activities have been launched by advertising new destinations for visitors from China, the ROK and Russia and diversifying their tourism products.
In the reviewed period, the total number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam surged 28% to 9.4 million compared to last year’s corresponding period. The number of visitors travelling by air increased 31% to 8 million while tourists arriving by road jumped nearly 30%. The number of visitors traveling by sea decreased more than 6%.
