A strong rise was seen in the number of foreign tourists in many localities across the country during the seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from January 8-14, led by the central city of Da Nang with nearly 177,000 and Hanoi with nearly 103,000, reported the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).
A strong rise was seen in the number of foreign tourists in many localities across the country during Tet. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A strong rise was seen in thenumber of foreign tourists in many localities across the country during theseven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from January 8-14, led by the centralcity of Da Nang with nearly 177,000 and Hanoi with nearly 103,000,reported the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).
The northern province of Ninh Binh welcomed nearly 100,000visitors, while the central Quang Nam province served about 97,000 tourists,and the northern Quang Ninh province received nearly 90,000 travelers,according to the authority.
At the same time, the number of tourists travelling to Ho ChiMinh City hit 75,000, while that in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang was44,370, and the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong reached 20,000, it noted.
Foreign tourists at Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
During the holiday, the tourism sector served 10.5 million domestictourists, up 16.6% over the same period last year.
The VNAT attributed the increase in the number of foreignvisitors to favourable visa policies, proper market exploitation, and efforts ofbusinesses and localities as well as effective promotion activities.
Meanwhile, many new tourism products with the combination ofcreative ideas and high technologies were introduced, along with attractivepromotion programmes.
Alongside, air service quality and seat number have beenimproved, meeting passengers’ demands during Tet, the authority held, addingthat domestic airlines provided about 5.5 million tickets, up 4%year on year./.
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A strong rise was seen in the number of foreign tourists in many localities across the country during Tet. (Photo: VNA) 
Foreign tourists at Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) 
