Of the sum, the foreign arrivals and domestic travellers were estimated at around 18,300 and 63,000, a year-on-year increase of 8% and 9.2%, respectively. Tourism revenue in the city reached VND163 billion (US$7 million) at the same time.

Hanoi welcomes 81,000 visitors on New Year’s Day.

Hanoi’s key tourism markets include China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the US, the UK, Germany, France and Australia.

The most-visited attractions in Hanoi on New Year’s Day were Hoan Kiem lake, the Temple of Literature, and Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

Assorted activities and programmes were held across the city to welcome New Year 2020, such as a rural market at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, musical countdown parties at Hoan Kiem Lake, and a colourful ‘Happy New Year’ programme at West Lake Water Park.

The city’s hospitality sector is now preparing for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, when a large number of holiday makers will flock to Hanoi to experience traditional cultural activities. During the nine-day holiday for the 2019 Tet, Hanoi greeted 514,000 vacationers.

Bac Ninh launches smart tourism portal

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the northern Bac Ninh province inaugurated the province’s smart tourism portal at http://mybacninh.vn on January 2.

Vietnamese tourism blooms in 2019

Vietnam served over 18 million international tourists in 2019, a year-on-year rise of 16.2%, according to the General Statistics Office.

Bac Giang tourism with bright colors

(BGO) – In 2019, Bac Giang tourism had bright colors and left deep imprint on domestic and foreign tourists. The achieved results are the driving force for the tourism sector to further develop toward the target of welcoming over 2.5 million tourist arrivals in 2020. 

2019 National Tourism Year ends with flying colours

The 2019 National Tourism Year themed “Colour of the Sea” has ended with flying colours, as seen in the record number of international visitors and various prizes won by the country’s tourism sector.

Vietnam to boost tourism development in protective forests

Developing tourism and services in protective and special-use forests in parallel with conservation will become a key part of the national economy in the future, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

Source: NDO