HCM City welcomes 3.5 million foreign tourists

HCM City welcomes 3.5 million foreign tourists


Since the beginning of 2011, Ho Chi Minh City has welcomed 3.5 million international visitors, fulfilling the year's plan and representing a year-on-year increase of 12.9 percent.

According to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the number of visitors to the city by air reached 2.65 million, up by 6 percent, and the US, Japan and China were the leaders in top 10 tourist markets.

HCM City's tourism revenue hit VND49 trillion (US$2.33 billion), rising 19.5 percent year-on-year, of which, VND29 trillion were generated from restaurants and hotels services and VND12 trillion from travel services.(Source: VOV)