Tourist arrivals up 12 percent in August
Arrivals reached 1.1 million by the end of August.
30 Sep 2019, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrivals increased 12.4 percent in August compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released by the tourism ministry on Sunday.
Arrivals surpassed the one million mark last month, reaching 1.1 million by the end of August and registering growth of 16.6 percent during the first eight months of the year. The millionth tourist arrived on August 2, more than a month before the millionth visitor was recorded in 2018.
Some 139,338 tourists visited last month.
With 32,757 tourists, China remained the top market despite a 2.1 percent decline during August. The number of Chinese holidaymakers increased by 5.9 percent from January to August, reversing a downward trend since 2015 and representing an 18.1 percent market share with 205,591 tourists so far this year.
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