Vietnam welcomes 6.2 million foreign visitors in H1
(VOVWORLD) -The number of foreign arrivals in Vietnam in the first half of this year jumped 30% to hit 6.2 million, according to a tourism conference in HCM city on Friday.
 Foreign visitors take a cyclo tour around Hanoi's Old Quarter (Source: VNA) |
Nguyen Van Tuan, Deputy Head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said the sector earned more than 11 billion USD in the reviewed period, up 27% against last year. Vietnam aims to receive 13 million foreign tourists this year.