More airlines joining the Vietnam’s aviation market and improved airport infrastructure have greatly contributed to the increasing number of foreign and domestic tourists, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – More airlines joining the Vietnam’saviation market and improved airport infrastructure have greatly contributed tothe increasing number of foreign and domestic tourists, according to theVietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
Vietnam is among the world’s fastest growing aviation markets inthe recent decade with an average rate of 17.4 percent, the International AirTransport Association has asserted.
The country is home to 28 airports, including 10 internationalones.
As many as 68 foreign airlines from 28 countriesand territories across the five continents are operating regular internationalflights to Vietnam. They, together with five Vietnamese airlines, are operating130 regular international routes and charter flights from/to Hanoi, Ho Chi MinhCity, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and Hai Phong, among others.
Notably, the VNAT revealed that tourist arrivals from Thailandrecorded a year-on-year jump of 45.5 percent in the first six months of 2019.
The surge is attributable to various new direct flights linking Vietnam’sfamous tourist attractions of Phu Quoc, Da Nang and Da Lat and Thailand’sdestinations of Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, according to experts.
Thailand is now among the 10 largest sources of holidaymakers toVietnam, while China and the Republic of Korea remain the biggest. -VNA
Vietnam is among the world’s fastest growing aviation markets inthe recent decade with an average rate of 17.4 percent, the International AirTransport Association has asserted.
The country is home to 28 airports, including 10 internationalones.
As many as 68 foreign airlines from 28 countriesand territories across the five continents are operating regular internationalflights to Vietnam. They, together with five Vietnamese airlines, are operating130 regular international routes and charter flights from/to Hanoi, Ho Chi MinhCity, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and Hai Phong, among others.
Notably, the VNAT revealed that tourist arrivals from Thailandrecorded a year-on-year jump of 45.5 percent in the first six months of 2019.
The surge is attributable to various new direct flights linking Vietnam’sfamous tourist attractions of Phu Quoc, Da Nang and Da Lat and Thailand’sdestinations of Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, according to experts.
Thailand is now among the 10 largest sources of holidaymakers toVietnam, while China and the Republic of Korea remain the biggest. -VNA
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