Tourist numbers are up and discounts are down

Tourist numbers are up and discounts are down

Discount programmes launched by Vietnamese hotels to boost tourism in the wake of the SARS epidemic are ending as the market shows signs of recovery. Tourism is on the rise again with figures from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism showing a 44 per cent increase in foreign arrivals in July against the previous month. Airports in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are busy again.