Hanoi, June 4 -- Air travel remained the dominant gateway for international visitors, accounting for 8.7 million arrivals, or 82.3 per cent of the total figure, up 11 per cent year-on-year.
Arrivals by road reached 1.7 million, up 40.8 per cent, while sea arrivals rose 15.4 per cent to more than 202,000 visitors.
Although May marks the beginning of the seasonal low period for international tourism, Viet Nam still welcomed nearly 1.8 million foreign visitors-a new record for May, showing the country's strong appeal and its ability to sustain growth momentum.
The 10 largest source of visitors during the reviewed period were mainland China, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Cambodia, the U.S., India, Japan, the Philippines and Australia.
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