The 3.5 millionth foreign visitor is welcomed in Khanh Hoa (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The central province of Khanh Hoa greeted the 3.5 millionthforeign visitor and the 10 millionth tourist arriving in the locality at theCam Ranh international airport in 2019 at a ceremony on December 18.
The eventwas jointly organized by the provincial Department of Tourism and the AirportsCorporation of Vietnam.
The 3.5millionth foreign visitor was Jung Yoohee from the Republic of Korea, while the10 millionth tourist was Pham Duy Khiem, a Vietnamese citizen. They botharrived on flight VJ837 of the budget airline Vietjet Air.
Addressing the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenDac Tai said the locality successfully hosted the National Tourism Year 2019,which helped foster tourism linkages between Khanh Hoa and other localitiesnationwide, and between Vietnamese and international travel agencies.
So far this year, Khanh Hoa has received over 7 million holiday-makers staying overnight,with a half being foreigners, representing year-on-year increases of 13.3percent and 27.5 percent, respectively.
International visitors to Khanh Hoa are mainly from China, Russia, the Republicof Korea, and Malaysia.
Also this year, Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh international airport served about 10million passengers, including 6.4 million foreigners./.
