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lue, with the whisper of sea winds, tourists can enjoy a nice day.

Due to its comfortable weather, four seasons in Vietnam are all for tourism. Tourists can take flights, trains or buses to any city and province. After arriving at the destination, tourists can rent bicycles or motorcycles to the scenic spots.

General account of the tourism trends with respect to both outbound and inbound tourism flows
Vietnam’s major sources of tourists are from China, the United States, Japan and Korea. According to the statistics, in 2006, the number of international tourists which Vietnam operated was 3.6 million, the number of domestic tourists which Vietnam operated was 17.5 million, the income of tourism was 32 billion dollars ( Myriam&Frank, 2007). Six years passed, according to the statistics, at the end of the November in 2012, the number of international tourists was 6 million, the number of domestic tourists was 32 million( Cecile&Christele, 2013). Among the international tourists, Chinese occupied the No.1 place, followed by Korean and Japanese. And in addition, the number of Russian tourists increased sharply. And according to the statistics, most tourists travelled to Vietnam by flight, some by ship and some by busFrom the above statistics, we can see that Vietnam is a potential tourist country. More and more foreign tourists come to Vietnam. But judging from its major sources, we can see the inbound tourism mainly concentrate on the East Asia. So it has a lot of potential to develop and broaden its European and American markets.
With the improvement of living standards, more and more Vietnamese choose to travel abroad. According to a report conducted by England accountant association, from 2007 onwards, the number of Vietnamese who travels abroad with year-on-year growth of more than 87 %( Sun, 2012)

The importance and roles of tourism in Vietnam’s economy
Recent years, Vietnam Government adopts positive measures and strongly supports the development of tourism, because Vietnam becomes aware of the importance of the development of tourism, believing that the tourism should be the locomotive of national economical development.
Vietnam’s tourism becomes the main power to attract foreign investments. Foreign investors put a lot of money into the spheres of restaurants and food service industry, which helps the development of economy.

According to the statistics, the contribution rate of Vietnam tourism to the GDP was 6.5% in 2012(Cecile&Christele, 2013). This means under the background of hard times, tourism is still the highlight of Vietnam’s economy. What is more, tourism makes great contribution in the aspects of transforming the economical structure and improving the living standards of people. In 2012, Vietnam’s tourism provided 1.5 million job opportunities (Cecile&Christele, 2013). This figure reflects that the Vietnam’s tourism plays an important in economical development.

Conclusion 结论
In conclusion, Vietnam as a tourism destination attracts hundreds of thousands of foreigners coming to visit its beautiful scenery every year. Vietnam’s GDP owes much to its tourism. According to the statistics, Vietnam’s tourists mainly come from the East Asia, which means Vietnam has the chance to develop its European and American markets. Vietnam’s tourism still has a large potential to develop and become a world