It was the first time ever the country received 15 million foreign visitors after welcoming 14 million last year.
Copernicus arrived along with 2,000 other passengers by Celebrity Millennium owned by the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, one of the world’s top luxury cruise ships, in Ha Long Bay, northern Quang Ninh Province.
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A traditional music performance to welcome the ship which docks at Ha Long tourist port. |
When the ship docked, the first guests, including the captain and crew, were welcomed with conical hats and garlands.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien and Quang Ninh’s Chairman Nguyen Duc Long were also present at the reception.
Copernicus, who is from Arizona, said he was very touched by the welcome and felt “very lucky” to become the 15 millionth tourist to a country which was much more beautiful than he had imagined.
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James Copernicus is the 15 millionth foreigner to arrive in Vietnam this year. |
A 2018 global report by the United Nations World Tourism Organization ranked Vietnam’s tourism growth as the fourth highest in the world.
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