Of the figure, foreign arrivals visiting the city for recreation made up 80.4% (up 16.4%) while those arriving for business accounted for 16.3% (up 20.4%).
Visitors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) topped the list, with the highest rise of around 47.9%, followed by the UK (42.3%), the US (23.3%), Thailand (20.9%) and France (36.9%).
Tourism turnover of hotels and travel agencies this month increased by 0.5% from the previous month and surged 10.2% year on year.
In September alone, foreign tourist coming to the city by air reached roughly 1,200, up 10.6% over a year earlier while those by sea and road were more than 300,000, up 52.4%.
Tourism turnover of hotels and travel agencies this month increased by 0.5% from the previous month and surged 10.2% year on year.
In September alone, foreign tourist coming to the city by air reached roughly 1,200, up 10.6% over a year earlier while those by sea and road were more than 300,000, up 52.4%.
