Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomed over 1.5 million foreign tourist
arrivals in January, up 10.3% month-on-month, and 73.6% year-on-year, the
General Statistics Office announced on January 29.
Of the total, nearly 1.3 million, or 85.1%,
traveled to Vietnam by air, 11.7% on road, and 3.2% by sea.
In the month, revenue from accommodation and catering services was estimated at 58.9 trillion VND (2.4 billion USD), up 10.2% over
the same period last year, while travel and tourism revenue at 4.4
trillion VND, an increase of 18.5%.
The office attributed the increases to the
country’s efforts to promote tourism, and affirm itself as a safe and friendly
destination.
Vietnam had 25 destinations and
establishments named in different categories of the ASEAN Tourism Awards at a
ceremony held as part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024 in Laos on January
26.
They were honoured for six categories,
namely ASEAN Green Hotel, ASEAN Clean Tourist City, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for
Meeting Room, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Exhibition Venue, ASEAN MICE Venue
Award for Event Venue, and ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award for Gastronomy
Tourism theme./.
VNA