Of the figure, 670,015 foreigners travelled by air, 12,382 by sea and 130,610 by road.
Markets posting the growth in the nine-month period included Hong Kong (79%), China (57.7%), the Republic of Korea (39.9%), Thailand (34.1%), New Zealand (31.7%), Italy (31.1%), Spain (27.9%), Russia (26.5%), the Netherland (24.4%) and Sweden (23.8%).
During the same period, the numbers of domestic tourists hit 48.8 million, getting US$12 million in total revenue.
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam up 25.7% in nine months
Update: 26-09-2016 | 18:25:51
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam reached 813,007 in September, bringing the total foreign travelers during the first nine months to 7,265,380 up 25.7% against last year’s corresponding period, reports the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).
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