Ho Chi Minh City, Oct. 31 -- The year-end peak season for international tourists is a great chance for Ho Chi Minh City to boost arrival numbers and tourism revenue, while spreading the positive impact of tourism across other service industries. In the first nine months of 2026, the city's key tourism indicators remained broadly on track, reaching more than 77% of the annual targets. Le Truong Hien Hoa, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, said tourism revenue surged 43.4% to 282.69 trillion VND (10.93 billion USD). The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the city's strategy to develop high-value tourism product chains, encouraging longer stays and higher average spending per visitor. Hoa said that internati...