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 International visitors to Vietnam in December estimated 375,995 arrivals. Totally, international visitors in 12 months of year 2008 reached 4,253,740 arrivals, 0.6% higher than those in year 2007.
| Dec. 2008 (estimate) | Accrued for 12 months of 2008 (estimate) | Dec.2008 vs. Nov.2008 (%) | Year 2008 vs. year 2007 (%) | Total | 375,995 | 4,253,740 | 134.3 | 100.6 | By means | | | | | By air | 290,995 | 3,283,237 | 145.0 | 99.5 | By sea | 14,000 | 157,198 | 89.1 | 69.9 | By road | 71,000 | 813,305 | 111.8 | 115.6 | By purposes | | | | | Tourism | 242,591 | 2,631,943 | 124.8 | 101.0 | Business | 67,239 | 844,777 | 123.9 | 125.4 | Visiting relatives | 48,190 | 509,627 | 267.8 | 84.8 | Others | 17,975 | 267,393 | 136.0 | 76.7 | By countries and territories | | | | | China | 59,114 | 650,055 | 113.0 | 113.1 | South Korea | 32,727 | 449,237 | 134.3 | 94.5 | USA | 38,404 | 417,198 | 178.7 | 102.2 | Japan | 34,788 | 392,999 | 139.2 | 93.9 | Taiwan (China) | 21,858 | 303,527 | 144.6 | 95.1 | Australia | 23,814 | 234,760 | 199.9 | 104.5 | Thailand | 14,125 | 183,142 | 94.2 | 109.6 | France | 16,565 | 182,048 | 99.2 | 99.1 | Malaysia | 19,863 | 174,008 | 161.0 | 113.4 | Singapore | 21,490 | 158,405 | 216.5 | 114.6 | Others | 93,247 | 1,108,362 | 123.0 | 95.0 |
(Source: GSO) |
Tourism Statistics 
