Tourism | Vietnam hosts over 4.7 million tourists in first half of 2016

Vietnam has welcomed around 4.7 million tourists in the first half of 2016, an increase of 21.3 percent year-on-year, according to an announcement made yesterday by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
In June alone, the country has received 700,446 international tourists, down 7.5 percent from May and up 29.8 percent year-on-year. During the six-month period, the Vietnamese tourism sector has also seen around 32.4 million domestic visitors.
The country’s total tourism revenue from January to June period is estimated to be around 200.339 trillion Vietnamese dong (over USD8. 98 billion), up 22.1 percent year-on-year, said the administration on its website.
In 2016, Vietnam set itself the target of welcoming 8.5 million international tourists and 60 million domestic visitors. The country is set to earn 370 trillion Vietnamese dong (USD16.59 billion) from tourism.  MDT/Xinhua