Sea travellers to Vietnam up sixfold
The number of sea travellers to Vietnam in 2008 increased six times compared to the previous year, announced the Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist).
In 2008, Saigontourist welcomed 180,000 international arrivals, a year-on-year increase of 85 percent.
Famous cruisers, such as SuperStar Virgo, SuperStar Libra, SuperStar Aquarius and Costa Allegra frequently docked at seaports in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Ha Long unloading a larger number of foreign tourists.
According to the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VAT), 2008 was considered a banner year for cruise services.
(Source: VOV)
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