(VOVWORLD) - International arrivals to Vietnam in April soared 2.4 times from March and 5.2% year on year thanks to the border reopening and resumption of international flights, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).
 Foreign tourists to Vietnam are welcomed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. (Photo: thanhnien.vn) |
In the first four months of this year, the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam reached over 192,000, up 185% from the same period last year. Of the total, 88.6 percent came by air, increasing close to four times from 2021. In this reviewed period, revenue from lodging, food, and transport services grew drastically because of major holidays in April in addition to tourism reopening.
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