Email | Feedback | Contact | Sitemap
HCMC welcomes first 360 foreign tourists in 2010
Update: Jan 03, 2010
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organised a ceremony to receive the first 360 foreign tourists in 2010 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on January 1.

Among them, 180 foreigners on a flight of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines came from Frankfurt, Germany, and 180 others, mainly Europeans came to HCMC on Thai Airways.

The city’s leaders, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tourism Association and representatives of travel agents and hotels welcomed the foreigners warmly and hoped they would enjoy their new-year tour with unforgettable impressions of Vietnam.

An art performance was held to introduce to the first visitors to the city. In 2009, HCMC received 2.52 million foreign tourists and 8 million domestic visitors. Total revenue reached VND34,000 billion, increasing by 10% against 2008.
VOV
Recent news
Bac Giang Provincial Museum recognized as tourism site
Bac Giang Provincial Museum recognized as tourism site (Nov 05, 2024)
Wild Sunflower - Chu Dang Ya Volcano Week 2024 to open in Gia Lai on November 6
Wild Sunflower - Chu Dang Ya Volcano Week 2024 to open in Gia Lai on November 6 (Nov 01, 2024)
Quang Ninh's well on the way to become “four-season wonder”
Quang Ninh's well on the way to become “four-season wonder” (Oct 31, 2024)
HCM City to pilot Cho Lon Night Street in association with tourism development
HCM City to pilot Cho Lon Night Street in association with tourism development (Oct 24, 2024)
Yen Tu Heritage Marathon 2024 to be launched on December 8 in Quang Ninh Province (Oct 23, 2024)
Hoi An: City of ecology, culture, and tourism (Oct 17, 2024)
Identifying the tourism brand of Bac Giang (Oct 17, 2024)
Hoi An ancient town's civilized street project (Oct 16, 2024)
Awakening the potential of Mau Son Tourism Site in Lang Son (Oct 16, 2024)
Nam Giang community-based tourism in Quang Nam (Oct 15, 2024)
More
People nationwide greet 2010
People nationwide greet 2010 (Jan 03, 2010)
Hanoi welcomes first 300 foreign tourists in 2010
Hanoi welcomes first 300 foreign tourists in 2010 (Jan 03, 2010)
New records set by Hanoi flower festival
New records set by Hanoi flower festival (Dec 30, 2009)
Vietnam’s tourism promotion program to be extended
Vietnam’s tourism promotion program to be extended (Dec 30, 2009)
Archaeologists dig deeper into Sa Huynh Culture (Dec 30, 2009)
Vietnam targets 4.5 million foreign arrivals in 2010 (Dec 29, 2009)
Curtain raised on folk art genre (Dec 29, 2009)
Overseas Vietnamese in Germany plan Vietnam Year (Dec 28, 2009)
Phu Tho to build largest relief of ancient culture (Dec 28, 2009)
Top ten culture, sports and tourism activities in 2009 (Dec 27, 2009)