| The
number of foreign visitors to Ho Chi Minh City in May
rose to more than 142,000, a year-on-year increase of
57.6 percent.
According
to Director of the city's Tourism Service Nguyen Thi
Lap Quoc, the figure contributed to bringing the total
number of foreign visitors to the city so far this year
to 913,621.
In
May, over 17,000 visitors from the US arrived at the
city, making up the largest proportion of the foreign
arrivals, followed by those from Taiwan, Japan, Australia,
the Republic of Korea, France, Singapore, Malaysia and
the UK.
Meanwhile,
about 35,700 Vietnamese tourists went abroad through
Tan Son Nhat airport in the city, a year-on-year increase
of 40 percent.
The
city's tourism firms have constantly improved their
services and diversified activities to attract more
tourists. |
