2.69 million foreign tourists visit Việt Nam in first quarter, up 30 times on last year

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam received 895,000 foreign visitors in March, bringing the total number in the first quarter to 2.69 million, according to the latest figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Việt Nam. However, 2.69 million is still just about 60 per cent of the total of foreign visitors to Việt Nam in the first quarter of 2019, before the pandemic broke out. All tourism businesses have expressed the hope that international arrivals to Việt Nam can surpass the target this year, Bình said. The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism) has carried out various promotional activities to attract international visitors to Việt Nam. From March 7-9, Việt Nam participated in the ITB Berlin International Tourism Fair, considered the largest international one in the industry.