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International visitors to Vietnam in May estimated 382,000 arrivals. Totally, international visitors in 5 months of year 2008 reached 2,078,954 arrivals, 16.6% higher than those in the same period of year 2007.
| 5/2008 (estimate) | Accrued for 5 months of 2008 (arrivals) | 5/2008 vs. 4/2008 (%) | 5 months 2008 vs. 5 months 2007 (%) | Total | 382,000 | 2,078,954 | 92.9 | 116.6 | By means | | | | | By air | 267,603 | 1,512,406 | 90.5 | 107.6 | By sea | 17,984 | 90,314 | 98.4 | 110.5 | By road | 96,413 | 476,234 | 99.3 | 161.5 | By purposes | | | | | Tourism | 242,591 | 1,286,955 | 89.1 | 115.6 | Business | 73,857 | 389,446 | 94.8 | 152.6 | Visiting relatives | 37,819 | 271,410 | 108.7 | 102.3 | Others | 27,733 | 131,144 | 106.3 | 88.1 | By countries and territories | | | | | China | 60,322 | 352,175 | 80.4 | 153.8 | Hong Kong (China) | 507 | 2,703 | 94.5 | 124.8 | Taiwan (China) | 30,334 | 141,609 | 98.6 | 111.5 | Japan | 29,126 | 169,640 | 97.3 | 95.1 | South Korea | 38,479 | 221,385 | 92.8 | 99.4 | Cambodia | 15,505 | 67,540 | 118.9 | 95.3 | Indonesia | 2,368 | 10,758 | 111.9 | 109.9 | Laos | 3,184 | 15,948 | 99.3 | 121.7 | Malaysia | 15,608 | 69,843 | 117.1 | 116.9 | Philippines | 5,217 | 18,741 | 114.1 | 141.8 | Singapore | 13,811 | 64,463 | 102.6 | 124.4 | Thailand | 17,761 | 87,593 | 102.7 | 131.9 | USA | 29,581 | 195,113 | 91.0 | 107.8 | Canada | 6,346 | 40,564 | 95.1 | 96.1 | France | 16,589 | 82,244 | 87.7 | 109.5 | United Kingdom | 8,198 | 47,994 | 86.7 | 110.3 | Germany | 6,489 | 47,943 | 73.2 | 115.1 | Switzerland | 1,232 | 9,125 | 67.6 | 102.2 | Italy | 1,698 | 9,034 | 106.9 | 103.8 | Netherlands | 2,669 | 13,989 | 104.6 | 105.0 | Sweden | 1,704 | 16,742 | 77.6 | 146.1 | Denmark | 1,212 | 9,636 | 72.8 | 94.0 | Finland | 409 | 4,968 | 98.3 | 141.3 | Belgium | 1,163 | 7,036 | 63.9 | 95.7 | Norway | 601 | 6,090 | 59.4 | 116.0 | Russia Federal | 3,988 | 23,223 | 78.8 | 107.6 | Spain | 1,404 | 6,787 | 106.1 | 92.4 | Australia | 15,698 | 104,651 | 83.5 | 108.0 | New Zealand | 1,748 | 8,682 | 89.5 | 108.3 | Others | 49,049 | 222,742 | 98.8 | 149.8 |
(Source: GSO) |