Hanoi welcomes nearly 1.5 million international tourists in nine months

Holidaymakers visiting the city for pleasure accounted for 80.4%, up by 16.4% compared to the same period last year, whilst business trips accounted for 16.3%, up by 20.4%.

Notably, visitors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) topped the list of international visitors to the city, with a year-on-year increase of 47.9%. Many other nationalities also recorded substantial increase in numbers, such as the UK, up by 42.3%; the US, up by 23.3%; Thailand, up by 20.9%; and France, up by 36.9%.

However in September alone, 136,600 international visitors arrived in the city, down by 2.5% compared to August, but up by 4.9% compared to last September.

The sector's turnover this month increased by 0.5% compared to the previous month and 10.2% compared to the same month last year.

(Source: Nhandan Online)