Vietnam growing tourism among world’s fastest
Vietnam earned a spot in the 2005 Top 10 List of Travel and Tourism Economies, with an expected annual growth of 7.7 per cent for the next 10 years, according to a world tourism body.
The assessment on Travel and Tourism Demand in 2006 to 2015 was reported at a summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council in New Delhi, India Saturday.
Vietnam stands in seventh place, following sixth place Sudan which has the same estimated annual growth of 7.7 per cent.
For the second year in a row, Montenegro placed first as the fastest growing travel and tourism economy in the world.
India and China placed second and third respectively, illustrating the impact of the emerging middle class on the growth of travel and tourism.
The 10-year annual growth (2006-2015) forecast for world travel and tourism is 4.6 per cent per year, showing a strong outlook on long-term growth.
The World Travel & Tourism Council is the forum for global business leaders comprising the presidents, chairpersons and CEOs of 100 of the world's foremost companies.
(Source: Vietnam News Agency – Translated by The Vinh)
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Published: 10 April, 2005, 23:03:59 (GMT+7)
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