HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam welcomed 3.2 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year, up by 29 per cent against the same period last year. If categorised by means of transport, people traveling by air to Việt Nam accounted for 82 per cent. In March alone, more than one million foreign visitors came to the country, representing a month-on-month decrease of 16 per cent but a year-on-year rise of 21 per cent. These were good results and were largely thanks to the efforts made by the tourism sector, according to the VNAT. Since the beginning of the year, the tourism sector has actively participated in tourism promotion and co-operation activities abroad, including the ASEAN-China Tourism Co-operation Year 2017 in the Philippines from March 15 to17.

Source: Viet Nam News March 29, 2017 07:30 UTC