In the first four months of 2016 alone, Ho Chi Minh City received 1.8 million foreign tourists. This is equivalent to an annual 14% increase in visitors entering the city and a VND34 trillion (US$1.52 billion) in tourism revenue.
In April of this year, over 402,000 visitors from all over the world arrived in Ho Chi Minh City. The tourism sector earned more than VND8.63 trillion (US$386.99 million) which is equal to a 9% rise from 2015. On the other hand, 21.8 domestic visitors are expected to enter the city, another expected increase in tourism sales.
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But despite the obvious increase of tourist arrivals in the city, Ho Chi Minh should not stay complacent in its style and overall procedure in terms of tourism management. As in all other places, it should continually look for new models to further improve its delivery of products and services to its visitors. Construction, cultural promotion, product improvement, world-class service and all other ways and means should be carefully studied and implemented in order to ensure the success of the tourism sector in Ho Chi Minh City in the years to come.