Foreign travellers to Thua Thien-Hue rise 17.7 percent in H1
Nearly 1.2 million foreigners chose the central province of Thua Thien-Hue as their holiday destination in the first half of 2019, up 17.7 percent year on year.
Visitors to the Hue Imperial Citadel in Hue city, Thua Thien-Hue province (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Nearly 1.2million foreigners chose the central province of Thua Thien-Hue as theirholiday destination in the first half of 2019, up 17.7 percent year on year.
They were among the more than 2.4 millionvisitors to the province during the period, up 4.6 percent, statistics showed.
The growth in the tourist numbers is partlyattributable to the province’s efforts to develop tourism such as organising festivals,cultural activities and sports events, along with accelerating serviceprojects.
It has been successful in decorating the HueFlag Tower with artistic lighting, opening Dai Noi (Imperial Citadel) at night,and performing royal music at Duyet Thi Duong (Royal Theatre). These relics arepart of the Complex of Hue Monuments, a UNESCO-recognised cultural heritagesite.
Meanwhile, the Hue Traditional Craft Festival2019 from April 30 to May 1 attracted 400,000 visitors. This event alsofeatured traditional handicrafts of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, andChina and drew the participation of 70 artisans from these countries.
To further promote tourism, Thua Thien-Hue isupgrading its website and connecting it with others of the Vietnam National Administrationof Tourism, Vietnamese localities and foreign cities that have tourismcooperation with it so as to popularise local images.
Aside from tours of the Complex of HueMonuments, local travel companies are developing green tourism by offering thoseto local natural landscapes, homestay services with accommodations completelyusing solar energy, or trips with gardening activities.
Marine tourism has also been emerging as afavourite choice for visitors when they come to the province, which is home tomany beautiful beaches like Thuan An, Lang Co, Canh Duong, Vinh Thanh, HamRong, Hai Binh and Phu Dien.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department ofTourism Nguyen Van Phuc said green and marine tourism has become a magnet forforeign travellers to Thua Thien-Hue. Apart from helping to protect theenvironment, the development of these types of tourism has also generatedpractical benefits, including creating jobs and improving income for locals.-VNA
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Visitors to the Hue Imperial Citadel in Hue city, Thua Thien-Hue province (Photo: VNA) 
