Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huynh Van Ai made
the statement at a workshop in Hanoi on August 29.
He said Vietnam’s tourism has seen strong growth in recent years
with the reception of 10 million international tourists and over 62 million
domestic holiday makers in 2016. The total revenue was estimated at over VND400
trillion (US$17.6 billion).
In 2017, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has set the target of
attracting 13 million -15 million foreign visitors and posting year-on-year
growth of 30-50%, he said.
This is an ambitious goal, which requires
maximum efforts of all sectors and people to turn the tourism sector into a
spearhead economy.
Head of the Vietnam National Administration
of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan said Vietnam served over 8.47 million overseas
holidaymakers in the first eight months of 2017.
According to the evaluation of the World
Economic Forum for 2015-2017, Vietnam’s tourism competitive edge increased
eight places to rank 67 out of the 136 global economies.
The
country is moving to build itself as a safe and environmentally-friendly
destination to lure more visitors both at home and abroad in the future.
Source: VNA
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