Tourists to Hanoi rise 16% on National Day
Wednesday, 05/09/2018 10:38 (GMT+7)
During the national holiday (from September 1st to 3rd), Hanoi greeted more than 249,000 tourist arrivals, a year-on-year rise of nearly 9%; in which over 36,700 were foreign tourists, a 16% rise over a year earlier, according to the city Department of Tourism.
Photo for illustration. (Source: VNA)
The capital’s tourism turnover totaled VND645 billion, a year-on-year rise of 5%.
Specifically, the Thang Long Royal Citadel greeted 4,081 tourists, a two-fold increase from the same period last year; Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism received nearly 20,000 tourists, up about 20%; Huong Son relic welcomed 850 tourists, up 6% and hot spots in Ba Vi such as Khoang Xanh, Ao Vua, Ba Vi National Park and Tan Da lured 39,000 tourists, up over 10%.
According to survey, the average room occupancy was higher than the same period last year at 65% for the 1 to 5-star hotels bloc, up 2% and 69% for the 3 to 5-star hotels bloc.
Tourist markets sending the most tourists to Vietnam were China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and France./.
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