Vietnam visitor arrivals up 2% in Mar-2013, down 6% in 1Q2013

Vietnam General Statistic Office reported (Apr-2013) international visitors to Vietnam increased 1.6% year-on-year to 587,400 in Mar-2013. For the first three months of 2013, international arrivals fell 6.2% to 1.8 million. Details include:

• Mar-2013 arrivals: 587,400, +1.6% year-on-year;
  • China: 130,000, +28.1%;
  • South Korea: 67,700, +5.1%;
  • Japan: 57,800, +13.6%;
  • US: 37,300, +1.1%;
  • Taiwan: 28,400, -7.0%;
• 1Q2013 arrivals: 1.8 million, -6.2%;
  • China: 394,400, +0.7%;
  • South Korea: 224,400, +8.7%;
  • Japan: 156,400, -1.8%;
  • US: 127,700, -5.3%;
  • Taiwan: 96,700, -18.5%.