There were 630,000 international visitors coming to Vietnam in January 2012, up 24.8 percent from the same period last year, according to General Statistical Office (GSO).
Of which, arrivals for tourism purposes, business purposes, for visiting relatives, and for other purposes reached 365,000 people, 110,000 people, 120,000 people, and 35,000 people respectively, posting year-on-year increases of 21.6 percent, 61.9 percent, 15.3 percent and 7.5 percent.
Currently, Chinese tourists are taking the leading position amongst international visitors coming to Vietnam with 147,700 people, up 93.4 percent year on year.
They were followed by Korea and US with 60,600 people and 59,300 people, up 17 percent and 26.8 percent and Japan. Visitors from France and Malaysia saw a year-on-year growth of over 20 percent in January 2012.
In 2011, Vietnam's tourism sector received 6 million international tourists, served 30 million local tourists, and earned VND130 trillion ($6.22 billion) in revenues, posting respective year-on-year growths of 19 percent, 7.1 percent and 30 percent.
In 2012, Vietnam expects to welcome 6.5 million foreign tourists, serve 32 million domestic tourists and earn VND150 trillion in revenue, up 8.3 percent, 6.7 percent and 15 percent over last year.
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