Foreign tourists to Vietnam decline

      The number of foreign tourists visiting Vietnam increased slightly in April, but the number is greatly reduced for the first four months in comparison to the same period of last year.
The General Department for Tourism said that in April there were more than 305,000 foreign tourists that visited Vietnam, an increase of 0.6 per cent in comparison to the previous month.
Therefore, in the first four months of this year, more than 1.29 million foreign tourists visited Vietnam.
However, in comparison to the same period last year, the number is reduced down to 17.8 per cent.
A representative of the General Department for Tourism said that the global economic crisis was the main reason that led to the reduction of the tourists to Vietnam, although the unit has tried its best to attract more tourists to the country.
The representative also revealed that in May the unit will announce its stimulus programme to lure more foreign tourists to Vietnam.