Ambassador of Vietnam Ton Sinh Thanh today said the number of Indian tourists to his country has increased "very fast" and it is expecting 1,70,000 visitors this year.
The number of Indian tourists to Vietnam has risen from 16,000 in 2010 to an estimated 1,10,000 last year, he said and called for promoting India as a destination for Vietnamese.
The ambassador, who was addressing the 30th Travel and Tourism Fair event here said, "Vietnam has a safe environment and is a stable and peaceful country. People are very friendly and we have lots of cultural and historic heritage."