Vietnam to be among top ten destinations worldwide

17:01' 03/07/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge - In a report released recently by RNCOS, a market research consulting service company, titled “Opportunities of Vietnam’s tourism industry 2007-2009”, RNCOS forecasts that Vietnam will enter the top ten tourism destinations in the world in 2016. According to RNCOS, in the next five years, the growth rate of the tourism sector of Vietnam will stay over 14%. The report says: “Vietnam is one of the economies showing the most impressive growth in Asia. “This country welcomed around 3.6 million international visitors in 2006, compared to 2.1 million in 2000. Revenues from tourism reached US$2.4 billion (accounting for 3.9% of gross domestic product) compared to $1.2 billion in 2000.” RNCOS economic experts affirm that thanks to the boom of the tourism industry, many more jobs will be created while incomes and purchasing power will be improved. The tourism sector will also play an important role in the growth of the Vietnamese economy. Transport, health and related industries will also benefit from the boom of tourism. The report emphasised that tourism was among the industries with the highest growth in almost all countries in the world. In Asia, Vietnam is among tourism markets with the highest growth rates. Recently, the country has welcomed tourists from many countries and many regions in the world. (Source: Viet Nam Net)