The target of 4 million international arrivals this year seems well within reach since the number has already reached 3.83 million, a third higher than last year at this stage, according to the General Statistics Office.
Several major events scheduled during the remaining months, like the upcoming 1000th anniversary of Hanoi and the International Yacht Festival in Mui Ne, are expected to attract flocks of visitors.
Most visitors so far this year – around 3 million -- have arrived by air, while 703,600 came by road, and 37,500 by sea.
The number of people visiting for tourism is up 44.3 percent year on year at 2.35 million.
China remained the leading market with 676,000 Chinese visitors arriving in the first nine months, a 89 percent increase.
It was followed by Korea, the US, and Japan with 364,400, 324,900, and 317,700 visitors, or increases of 29.4 percent, 2.4 percent, and 18.7 percent.
The tourism sector, which has earned revenues of around VND70 trillion (US$3.6 billion) so far, has also reported 23 million domestic tourists.
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