Hanoi (VNA) – Minister ofCulture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has asked the tourism sector to work harder to attract 18 million foreigntourists in 2019.
The target wasset at a recent conference to review the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism’s performance in 2018 and sketch outits plans for 2019.
Thien requested the sector to focus on tourism promotion in majormarkets, thus luring more travellers from these markets and ensuring the growthin the number of visitors.
In2018, the Vietnamese tourism sector enjoyed impressive results with a record 15.6million international tourists and 80 million domestic travellers. Totalrevenue hit 620 trillion VND (around 26.55 billion USD).
Duringthe year, 380 new travel firms received international business licences, while4,678 individuals got new tour guide licences.-VNA