First quarter tourist arrivals to Vietnam up 20 percent

Monday, 06 Apr, 2016 0
Vietnam has got off to a good year with a near 20% increase in tourist arrivals for the first quarter of 2016.
 
The Vietnam National Administration recorded a 28% jump in arrivals for March to take the total in Q1 to 2.46 million, up 19.9% overall compared to 2015.
 
The major driver was the China market which grew by more than 60% followed by South Korea with 30% more tourists during the first three months of 2015.
 
These two nations contributed to 40% of all tourist arrivals.
 
There was also double-digit growth from Japan, the US, UK, France and Malaysia.
 
The figures mark a strong recovery compared to the early months of 2015. 
 
Since then the government has relaxed visa rules for many nations which is starting to pay dividends.
 


 

profileimage

TravelMole Editorial Team

Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...