Da Nang enjoys 40% surge in H1 foreign tourist arrivals
The central tourism hub of Da Nang has enjoyed an impressive growth of 40% in the number of international visitors in the first six months of this year, exceeding the pre-COVID-19 level in 2019, according to the city's Statistics Office.
Foreign tourists visit Ngu Hanh Son in Da Nang (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The central tourism hub of Da Nang has enjoyed an impressive growth of 40% in the number of international visitors in the first six months of this year, exceeding the pre-COVID-19 level in 2019, according to the city's Statistics Office.
The robust recovery of tourism has resulted in strong revenue increases of restaurant and accommodation services, by 22.2% to nearly 13 trillion VND (510.8 million USD), and retail sales by 14.6% to over 37 trillion VND, Director of the office Tran Van Vu told a press conference on June 28.
Particularly, the visitors served by local accommodation facilities are estimated at 5.1 million, reflecting a 25.6% increase compared to the same period last year. Of the total, international tourists numbered 2 million, up 40.3%, and domestic visitors 3.1 million, up 17.7%.
Meanwhile, the state budget revenue as of June 20 totalled 12.98 trillion VND, rising 34% from a year earlier. Total development investment during the period exceeded 5.33 trillion VND, accounting for 36% of the total state budget expenditure and growing 3.5% year on year.
During January-June, Da Nang's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) has expanded by about 5%, higher than the 3.48% growth in the same period of 2023 and the average of 3.54% recorded during H1 of the years in the 2020-2024 period.
In particular, the service sector has risen 5.99%, industry - construction 1.7%, and agro-forestry-fisheries 0.85%.
The size of the local economy is estimated at over 72.3 trillion VND during the period, 7.05 trillion VND higheꦅr than that in the same🥃 time last year, ranking 17th out of the 63 cities and provinces nationwide and topping the south-central coastal localities./.
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