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According to the first source cited below:
"Nearly 3.3 million foreign visitors arrive in [the first] 11 months [of 2006]
Date: 11/30/2006
Vietnam received 290,000 foreign tourists in November, raising the total foreign arrivals in Vietnam to 3.26 million in the 11 months of year 2006, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. [Annualized: 3.56 million/year]
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the remarkable increase in the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam, especially those from APEC member economies, was attributed to the country's hosting of the 14th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November with many cultural and artistic activities to promote Vietnam and its people.
The Republic of Korea topped the list with 378,300 tourists, an increase of 29%. It was followed by the US with 351,300 arrivals, 15.7%; Japan, 347,800 arrivals, 14.3%; Australia, 152,300 arrivals, 13.9%; and Thailand, 108,400 arrivals, 38.4%."
The second source states:
"Vietnam plans to serve 6 million foreign visitors to the country and an other 23 million local tourists, earning a revenue of US$4.5 billion [annually] by 2010. "
From the third source:
"Most visitors to Vietnam are overwhelmed by the sublime beauty of the country's natural setting: the Red River Delta in the north, the Mekong Delta in the south and almost the entire coastal strip are a patchwork of brilliant green rice paddies tended by women in conical hats.
There are some divine beaches along the coast, while inland there are soaring mountains, some of which are cloaked by dense, misty forests. Vietnam also offers an opportunity to see a country of traditional charm and rare beauty rapidly opening up to the outside world." |
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