In the 7-day Tet festival, the number of international tourists to Hanoi reached 101,980 arrivals, up 15% against the same period last year. Most of foreign visitors come from the Republic of Korea, China, Japan, France, Taiwan, Malaysia, Spain and Denmark.
Meanwhile, 270,000 domestic travellers came to Hanoi during the reviewed time, an increase of 5% compared to the same period in the previous year.
The revenue from the tourism reached 1,182 billion VND, up 10% over the same period in 2016.
During the Tet holidays, various visitors mainly came some key cultural tourism sites in the capital city such as Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), Ngoc Son Temple, the Museum of Ethnography, Quan Thanh Temple, Tran Quoc Pagoda and Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site.
These tourist attractions lured tens of thousands of passenders each day in the period. Particularly the Temple of Literature welcomed about 53,000 visitors. From the first to the third day of the first lunar month, the Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site received as many 2,334 tourists, including 369 domestic passengers and 1,965 international visitors.
Meanwhile, the staying of tourists in the city during the 2017 Tet holidays remained stable. The services price at accommodation facilities was relatively stable compared to the same period last year. The average capacity of room utilization in the period reached about 55.45%, up 0.05% over the same period last year.
The leading markets with the largets number of international tourists to Hanoi during the Tet festival included the Republic of Korea, Japan, France, the US, Australia, the Southeast Asia and China.
Number of tourists travelling through Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport increased during the Tet holidays, announced the airport’s customs department on February 2.
More than 1,200 flights ran in the period, carrying more than 11,000 passengers. Import-export turnover through the airport in the period was at about 17.5 million USD.
Up to 604 flights to Noi Bai airport were recorded during January 26 to February 1, bringing 48,886 international visitors to Hanoi, mainly from European countries, China, and Japan.
Meanwhile, 270,000 domestic travellers came to Hanoi during the reviewed time, an increase of 5% compared to the same period in the previous year.
The revenue from the tourism reached 1,182 billion VND, up 10% over the same period in 2016.
Foreign tourists pay tours at the walking streets around the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi. Photo by Ho Ha.
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These tourist attractions lured tens of thousands of passenders each day in the period. Particularly the Temple of Literature welcomed about 53,000 visitors. From the first to the third day of the first lunar month, the Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site received as many 2,334 tourists, including 369 domestic passengers and 1,965 international visitors.
Meanwhile, the staying of tourists in the city during the 2017 Tet holidays remained stable. The services price at accommodation facilities was relatively stable compared to the same period last year. The average capacity of room utilization in the period reached about 55.45%, up 0.05% over the same period last year.
The leading markets with the largets number of international tourists to Hanoi during the Tet festival included the Republic of Korea, Japan, France, the US, Australia, the Southeast Asia and China.
Number of tourists travelling through Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport increased during the Tet holidays, announced the airport’s customs department on February 2.
More than 1,200 flights ran in the period, carrying more than 11,000 passengers. Import-export turnover through the airport in the period was at about 17.5 million USD.
Up to 604 flights to Noi Bai airport were recorded during January 26 to February 1, bringing 48,886 international visitors to Hanoi, mainly from European countries, China, and Japan.
