Visitor arrivals to Vietnam up 14% in May-2019, air arrivals up 10%

Vietnam's General Statistics Office reported (20-Jun-2019) foreign visitor arrivals to Vietnam for May-2019. Details include:

• International visitor arrivals: 1.3 million +14.3% year-on-year;
  • By market:
    • China: 427,788, +13.4%;
    • South Korea: 318,326, +18.8%;
    • Japan: 86,123, +33.6%;
    • US: 48.237, +2.2%;
    • Taiwan: 72,921, +29.9%;
    • Malaysia: 47,006, +9.6%;
    • Russia: 45,944, +18.4%;
    • Thailand: 40,899, +51.7%;
    • Australia: 28,415, +5.5%;
    • UK: 22,235, +10.1%;
  • Arrivals by air: 1.0 million, +10.4%. [more - original PR]