Vietnam served more than 8.47 million
foreign tourists in the first eight months of this year and grossed VND 335.8
trillion (USD 14.7 billion) in revenue, year-on-year increases of 29.7 percent
and 26.7 percent, respectively.
Cat Ba Island in Northern port city of Hai Phong. (Photo for
illustration)
Director of the Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan said while the number of
international visitors to other countries in July and August declined such as
the Republic of Korea (down 40 percent), Thailand (down 9.5 percent), Malaysia
(down 7.5 percent), and the Philippines (down 38 percent), Vietnam attracted
over 1.2 million foreigners, a monthly increase of 18.5 percent.
Vietnam ranks 67th among 136 economies in
the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017, up eight places compared
to the same period in 2015.
Tuan, however, admitted that there are
still challenges to ensuring sustainable tourism development, including low
infrastructure quality, inadequate Government spending on tourism, diminishing
natural resources and diseases.
He suggested tapping natural resources to
build sea-island, ecological, and cultural tourism products and services.
The world’s largest tourism website
TripAdvisor announced a list of ten most attractive spots in Vietnam voted by
tourists. Notably, the Central province of Quang Binh climbed to fourth in the
list, behind Hoi An, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City only.
According to TripAdvisor, Quang Binh was
described as a heaven for exploration and experiences with various tourism
destinations and routes such as Son Doong cave, Tu Lan cave system, Da Nhay
beach and Phong Nha- Ke Bang cave, among others.
Source: PANO
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