Tourism a bright spot in Vietnam's economic panorama

Vietnam wants to greet 17-18 million foreign tourists and 110 million domestic travellers this year and earn around VND840 trillion (US$33 billion) from the sector this year. - Vietnam News

HANOI: Tourism is a bright spot in Vietnam's economic panorama in the first half of 2024 with revenue from accommodation and food services estimated at VND356.4 trillion (US$14 billion), a year-on-year increase of 15.2 per cent.

Recent statistics show that in the period, the service sector grew by 6.64 per cent and contributed 49.76 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).