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Article: VIETNAM'S HO CHI MINH CITY RECORDS ACHIEVEMENTS IN TOURISM.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- January 4, 2001
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HANOI, Jan 4 Asia Pulse - Ho Chi Minh City tourism attained all-round and significant achievements in 2000 despite set-backs such as the recent floods and poorly-developed infrastructure.
According to the year-end report just released by Ho Chi Minh City Tourism authority, Ho Chi Minh City received 1.1 million foreign visitors, including 307,340 overseas Vietnamese. This was a year-on-year increase of 12.8 per cent. This translated to a combined turnover of VND 3,800 billion (US$260 million).
Efforts to improve quality and at the same time to lower prices along with better promotion campaigns were cited as the main reasons for the achievements, said ...