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According to General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan over 722,300 foreign visitors have arrived in Vietnam in January, an increase of 7.5% compared to last December.
Key tourism destinations such as Hanoi, Ha Long, Nha Trang, Da Nang and Hue also witnessed sharp rises in the number of foreign visitors.
Especially, from January 27 to February 9, the capital city of Hanoi welcomed 2.5 million of domestic guests and 110,000 foreign tourists (up 12% against the same period in 2013).
Meanwhile, around 382,000 foreigners visited HCMC, representing a year-on-year increase of 12%.
A large number of foreign visitors came from the Republic of Korea, Japan, the US, and Canada.
As of late January, 2014, Vietnam received 722,349 foreign tourists, a month-on-month increase of 7.45% and year-on-year surge of 20.79%.
Last year, Vietnam attracted over 7.5 million foreign visitors, year-on-year surge of 10.6%. The industry is hoping to lure more than 8.3 million foreign visitors this year, said Mr. Tuan.