Tourism industry targets to welcome 8 million international visitors in 2014

On January 8, the General Department of Tourism held a conference to summarize the work of 2013 and deploy the plan for 2014. At the conference, the General Department of Tourism set a target in 2014 to welcome 8 million international tourists (up 5.64% compared to 2013), serve 37.5 million domestic tourists (up 7.14% compared to 2013), and total revenue from tourists reached 230 trillion VND (up 15% compared to 2013).

According to the report of the General Department of Tourism: In 2013, the Vietnam tourism industry welcomed and served 7,572,352 international visitors, 35 million domestic visitors, total revenue from tourists reached 200 trillion VND with growth rates compared to 2012 of 10.6%, 7.7% and 25%.

Most tourist markets increased compared to the same period in 2012, specifically: the highest increase was the Russian tourist market with 71.1%; followed by China with an increase of 33.5%; Thailand with an increase of 19.3%; New Zealand with an increase of 16.3%; Indonesia with an increase of 15.7%; Belgium with an increase of 14.1%; and Malaysia with an increase of 13.5%.

International tourists visit Hoi An ancient town. (Illustration photo: VH)

Many localities achieved very impressive results such as: Hanoi welcomed 16,577,700 visitors, an increase of 15.15% compared to 2012, of which international visitors reached 2,580,900, total revenue from tourists reached 38,500 billion VND; Ho Chi Minh City in 2013 welcomed 4,109,000 international tourists, an increase of 8.1% compared to 2012, tourism revenue reached 81,970 billion VND, an increase of 15% compared to 2012...

In addition, many large-scale tourism events to promote the image and tourism were organized domestically and internationally, including: National Tourism Year of the Red River Delta - Hai Phong 2013 with the theme "Red River Civilization"; International Conference on Spiritual Tourism; Ha Long Carnival with the theme "Quang Ninh Colors - Convergence and Spread"; Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2013; The 5th Quang Nam Heritage Journey Festival; participation in many international tourism fairs such as: Travex 2013 in Laos, MITT in Russia, ITB in Germany, International Tourism Fair in Guangzhou, China, CITM in Kunming, WTM in the UK, JATA in Japan...

With the determination to maximize advantages and potentials, take advantage of opportunities and favorable conditions to maintain growth momentum, the General Department of Tourism sets the target in 2014 to welcome 8 million international tourists (up 5.64% compared to 2013), serve 37.5 million domestic tourists (up 7.14% compared to 2013), and total revenue from tourists reaches 230 trillion VND (up 15% compared to 2013).

According to the Communist Party of Vietnam