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International visitors to Vietnam in May estimated 292,842 arrivals. Totally, international visitors in first 5 months reached 1,614,455 arrivals, 18.8% lower than those in the same period of year 2008.
| | | | May 2009 (estimate) | Accrued for 5 months of 2009 | May 2009 vs. April 2009 (%) | May 2009 vs. May 2008 | 5 months 2009 vs. 5 months 2008 (%) | Total | 292,842 | 1,614,455 | 88.9 | 79.9 | 81.2 | | By means | | | | | | By air | 225,062 | 1,345,757 | 85.1 | 84.0 | 89.0 | By sea | 8,177 | 33,338 | 111.9 | 41.3 | 38.8 | By road | 59,604 | 235,361 | 103.4 | 75.9 | 60.6 | | By purposes | | | | | | Tourism | 178,701 | 986,350 | 86.3 | 75.3 | 78.0 | Business | 62,428 | 285,383 | 103.3 | 85.8 | 76.1 | Visiting relatives | 33,931 | 235,764 | 89.7 | 108.9 | 101.1 | Others | 17,783 | 106,959 | 74.2 | 70.5 | 93.9 | | By countries and territories | | | | | | China | 39,920 | 189,108 | 92.4 | 52.5 | 61.7 | USA | 30,785 | 185,776 | 90.1 | 80.4 | 98.8 | South Korea | 37,659 | 171,721 | 120.3 | 97.1 | 78.0 | Japan | 28,252 | 156,865 | 95.1 | 98.8 | 91.8 | Taiwan (China) | 23,086 | 117,517 | 98.3 | 78.5 | 83.5 | Australia | 14,942 | 99,601 | 75.2 | 82.4 | 95.7 | France | 14,971 | 82,597 | 84.0 | 93.6 | 98.6 | Thailand | 15,253 | 75,863 | 70.9 | 81.9 | 81.0 | Malaysia | 13,927 | 72,074 | 73.7 | 94.4 | 100.9 | Canada | 5,440 | 42,420 | 73.5 | 83.9 | 104.2 | Others | 68,607 | 420,913 | 83.7 | 84.5 | 74.2 |
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Tourism Statistics 
