Vietnam Tourism flourishes in 2015
The Vietnam Tourism sector targets 7 1/2 million foreign tourist arrivals and 35 million domestic arrivals in 2015.
This information was given by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Tuan Anh, in a seminar on developing tourism in the central coastal provinces on 14 November in Hanoi.
The minister mentioned that the central coastal region plays a key role in realising the target of attracting foreign and domestic tourist arrivals in 2015. This is expected to bring a tourism income of between US$8 billion and US$9 billion, accounting for 5.5% of national GDP.
The minister also added that until 2020, the local tourism sector and Vietnam travel agency strive to greet 10 to 15 million foreign tourists and 40 to 45 million domestic arrivals, with a tourism turnover of between US$17 billion and US$18 billion, making up 6% to 6.5% of national GDP.
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