HCM City’s tourism revenues reach VND15 tril. in first quarter

HCMC obtained around VND15 trillion in tourism revenues in this quarter with a year-on-year rise of 28%, according to a report of the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Among three tourism segments of outbound, domestic and inbound tourism, the domestic tourism segment is seen more vigorous thanks to the long lasting Lunar New Year holiday.
The number of foreign tourists who bring huge profits for the city’s system of services and hotels grew strong in this quarter, with some 972,000 foreign arrivals recorded and up 8% from the same period last year, according to the department.
Besides, the number of tourists traveling by air accounted for around 790,000 among the total arrivals in the quarter, up 8% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the number of tourists traveling by sea and road does not increase much.