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Tourism experiences strong growth in 2018

by VTV425 December 2018 Last updated at 10:33 AM

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Tourism experiences strong growth in 2018
VTV.vn - In 2018, 15 million international visitors came to Vietnam. For the first time, Vietnam was listed as one of the six countries with the highest tourism growth rates in the world by the World Tourism Organization.

International visitors come not only from the near Northeast Asian markets but also from distant markets for long-term stays and spending more money. Last year, the Prime Minister's extension of visa exemption for 5 Western European countries in 3 consecutive years also opened up great opportunities for Vietnamese tourism.

Tourism is gradually becoming a spearhead economic sector directly contributing to the nation's GDP. In 2019, the tourism industry aims to welcome 18 million international visitors and 85 million domestic tourists with total revenue of over 29.9 billion USD.