Ho Chi Minh City catered for over 300,000 foreign visitors in May,3.7 percent higher than last May, according to the municipal People’sCommittee.
May’s figure raised foreign arrivals in the city toover 1.85 million in the past five months, reflecting a rise of 5percent year on year.
The outcomes were attributed to a number of measures being employed by the authority to attract more visitors in 2015.
The city’s tourism sector has organised a wide range of domestic andinternational promotional events, such as the Southern Cuisine Festivalor the Southern Fruit Festival.
A series of books and maps have been published in English in order to help international tourists around town.
The city also launched a website and hotline (call 1087) to provide tourism information.
The municipal Department of Tourism plans to improve the qualityand diversity of tourism services, including waterway tourism and artperformances throughout the city.-VNA
May’s figure raised foreign arrivals in the city toover 1.85 million in the past five months, reflecting a rise of 5percent year on year.
The outcomes were attributed to a number of measures being employed by the authority to attract more visitors in 2015.
The city’s tourism sector has organised a wide range of domestic andinternational promotional events, such as the Southern Cuisine Festivalor the Southern Fruit Festival.
A series of books and maps have been published in English in order to help international tourists around town.
The city also launched a website and hotline (call 1087) to provide tourism information.
The municipal Department of Tourism plans to improve the qualityand diversity of tourism services, including waterway tourism and artperformances throughout the city.-VNA
