Vietnam to waive visas for 5 European countries citizens

Hanoi June 6 (IANS) The Vietnamese government has decided to continue waiving visas for citizens of Britain France Germany Italy and Spain for one year starting July 1 Vietnam s tourism watchdog said on Tuesday.

Earlier Vietnam had waived visas for people from these five countries for one year from July 2015 and extended the period for another year said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Vietnam hosted nearly 5.3 million international arrivals in the first five months of 2017 up 29.6 per cent against the same period in 2016. The country received 873 400 European visitors up 23.7 percent Xinhua news agency reported.

In the five-month period Vietnam welcomed 126 400 visitors from Britain 123 600 from France and 94 200 from Germany posting year-on-year rises of 12.7 per cent 10.1 per cent and 17.4 per cent respectively said the administration.

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