International visitors to Vietnam increase over 30% after 6 months

Foreign tourist arrivals Vietnam.

Meanwhile, foreign arrivals Vietnam come to countries from Northeast Asia reach 58 percent. Foreign tourist from China reach nearly 1,9 million, South Korea reach 1 million, Russia up 53 percent.
Foreign tourist arrivals Vietnam by air routes reach 33 percent with 5,2 million. Foreign tourist arrivals by sea-line reach nearly 171 thousands, up to 26 percent… In addition, in six months, domestic tourist reach 40,7 million. Grossing revenue of more than VND254 trillion, up 27 percent.
In addition, visitors from South Korea have increased sharply over recent years, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. In 2016, 1.55 million South Koreans visited Vietnam, representing an annual increase of 37.8 percent. The country ranks second in terms of arrivals to Vietnam, behind only China.
South Korea has become a new target market for Vietnam’s tourism sector thanks to growing bilateral ties, favorable air routes, and Vietnam’s visa waiver policy for South Korean nationals.
Vietnam took part in the 32nd Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) in Seoul earlier this month, to introduce sea, eco-, cultural, and city tourism to attract more South Korean visitors. Following KOTFA, a Vietnam delegation held a conference in Busan, South Korea’s second-biggest city, attended by 50 local travel agents.
The number of Vietnamese tourists to South Korea has also increased. The Korea Tourism Administration said that in the first five months of this year the total number of Vietnamese tourists reached 113,690, an increase of 29.3 per cent year-on-year.