Vietnam arrivals jump 20% in Q1

VIETNAM’S tourism industry has experienced a strong rebound in the first quarter of 2016, with an almost 20% jump in international visitor arrivals. 

According to the latest data from the #Vietnam National Administration of Tourism the country welcomed a further 820,480 international visitors in March 2016 to take the Q1 total to 2.46 million, up 19.9% compared to the same period last year. The March total marked a 28.3% year-on-year increase.

The rebound has been driven by the return of visitors from China. South Korea was Vietnam’s second largest source market in Q1, and combined. These two countries accounted for more than 40% of total arrivals to Vietnam in the quarter.

Other significant source markets were Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Australia, Malaysia, the UK, and France.

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