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Vietnam expects to receive 8.5 mln international visitors in 2016

Xinhua, January 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Vietnam is expected to welcome some 8.5 million foreign visitors and 60 million of domestic travelers in 2016, official sources said on Friday.

The country's tourism sector will strive to earn some 370 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 16.8 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said on its website.

A meeting was held here Friday to review the sector's performances in 2015 and set directions for 2016.

In 2015, Vietnam received some 7.9 million foreign visitors and 57 million domestic travelers, earning 337.8 trillion Vietnamese dong (15.4 billion U.S. dollars), the highest annual tourism revenue so far.

The Southeast Asian country has implemented various measures to lure more visitors recently, including visa-waivers and cut in visa fee for foreign guests. Enditem