Russian Tourist Arrivals to Vietnam Strongly Surge in Jan-September
Vietnam, home to five World Tangible Heritage sites, welcomed more than 33,000 Russian tourist arrivals in the first nine months, up 57 per cent on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The Russian tourist arrivals ranked the second among Vietnam’s top visitor markets.
In the first half alone, the number of Russian visitors to the country surpassed 25,000, a 65 per cent year-on-year rise.
Most Russian visitors chose sea resorts for their holidays in Vietnam.
Russian tourists spent more money on luxury services in Vietnam than other foreign visitors, according to tourism experts. Their spending money is about 40 per cent higher than the overall average of US$800 per person during their stay in the country.
Vietnam’s hospitality sector earned US$3 billion in revenues last year, of which US$50 million came from some 30,000 Russian visitors, the statistics from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism showed.
“We are looking for more Russia arrivals in the upcoming time,” an official from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said, adding that many activities have been launched to lure Russian vacationers.
Russia now ranks 15th among Vietnam's tourism markets with travel companies such as Saigontourist and Ben Thanh Tourist receiving the largest numbers of Russian visitors. (GSO Edition)
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