The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is also the nation’s leading tourist attraction with an estimated 3.1 million foreign arrivals in 2010, representing a year-on-year increase of 20 percent.
The city also said farewell to some 1.8 million Vietnamese at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport on out-bound tours or overseas business missions, representing a 2.5-fold rise over the previous year.
Domestic holiday makers taking services from HCM City-based travel agents also increased 30 percent.
As a result, the municipal hospitality industry earned some 41 trillion VND (almost 2.1 billion USD) in service revenues, representing an increase of 17 percent year on year and surpassing the yearly target by three percent.
The HCMC Service of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Deputy Director, La Quoc Khanh, said the city has taken a vanguard role in launching tourist promotion campaigns, which culminated in a programme named “HCM City-100 tips”.
The city has also invested in a programme on river way tours and held art performances as added value services./.
The city also said farewell to some 1.8 million Vietnamese at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport on out-bound tours or overseas business missions, representing a 2.5-fold rise over the previous year.
Domestic holiday makers taking services from HCM City-based travel agents also increased 30 percent.
As a result, the municipal hospitality industry earned some 41 trillion VND (almost 2.1 billion USD) in service revenues, representing an increase of 17 percent year on year and surpassing the yearly target by three percent.
The HCMC Service of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Deputy Director, La Quoc Khanh, said the city has taken a vanguard role in launching tourist promotion campaigns, which culminated in a programme named “HCM City-100 tips”.
The city has also invested in a programme on river way tours and held art performances as added value services./.
