Hundreds of thousands of local and international tourists flocked torenowned tourism sites across the country during the Lunar New Year(Tet) holiday, which fell on February 19.
Ho Chi Minh City travelfirms served more than 58,000 tourists during Tet, an increase of 39percent over the previous Tet, bringing total revenue of 540 billionVND (25.32 million USD) or 50-percent surge, according to the city’sDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
In the stunningmountain resort town of Sa Pa, northern Lao Cai province, 50,000visitors enjoyed the cool and refreshing atmosphere and unique Tetcelebrations of ethnic minorities.
During the occasion, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue receivedsome 75,000 travellers, including 40,000 international visitors, anannual increase of 25 percent.
During the first three days of theLunar New Year, the Hue relic site welcomed more than 30,000 arrivals, athird of which were foreigners, and presented various traditionalceremonies, games, and art performances, said Phan Thanh Hai, Directorof the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.
On the firstday of the Lunar New Year, the Star Pride cruise operated by DestinationAsia Vietnam Company, carrying 190 international visitors, arrived atTien Sa Port in the central city of Da Nang.
Another flight from Seoul carrying 180 foreign tourists arrived at Da Nang International Airport on the same day.
The number of foreign visitors to Da Nang reached 66,000 out of 200,000 tourists to the city during Tet.
Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort, Son Tra Resort and Ngu Hanh Son (MarbleMountain) are among the most popular destinations in the city.
Due to a long holiday this year, tourists also visited other touristsites in Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Nha Trangin the central province of Khanh Hoa and Phan Thiet in the centralprovince of Binh Thuan.
Khanh Hoa welcomed an estimated 150,000tourists during the first six days of the Lunar New Year. Most touristspreferred sightseeing and island tours off Nha Trang Bay.
Also, seven chartered flights, carrying nearly 1,000 Chinese tourists from Kunming in China, arrived in Nha Trang during Tet.
Most of the foreign tourists were from the Republic of Korea, China and India.-VNA
Ho Chi Minh City travelfirms served more than 58,000 tourists during Tet, an increase of 39percent over the previous Tet, bringing total revenue of 540 billionVND (25.32 million USD) or 50-percent surge, according to the city’sDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
In the stunningmountain resort town of Sa Pa, northern Lao Cai province, 50,000visitors enjoyed the cool and refreshing atmosphere and unique Tetcelebrations of ethnic minorities.
During the occasion, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue receivedsome 75,000 travellers, including 40,000 international visitors, anannual increase of 25 percent.
During the first three days of theLunar New Year, the Hue relic site welcomed more than 30,000 arrivals, athird of which were foreigners, and presented various traditionalceremonies, games, and art performances, said Phan Thanh Hai, Directorof the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.
On the firstday of the Lunar New Year, the Star Pride cruise operated by DestinationAsia Vietnam Company, carrying 190 international visitors, arrived atTien Sa Port in the central city of Da Nang.
Another flight from Seoul carrying 180 foreign tourists arrived at Da Nang International Airport on the same day.
The number of foreign visitors to Da Nang reached 66,000 out of 200,000 tourists to the city during Tet.
Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort, Son Tra Resort and Ngu Hanh Son (MarbleMountain) are among the most popular destinations in the city.
Due to a long holiday this year, tourists also visited other touristsites in Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Nha Trangin the central province of Khanh Hoa and Phan Thiet in the centralprovince of Binh Thuan.
Khanh Hoa welcomed an estimated 150,000tourists during the first six days of the Lunar New Year. Most touristspreferred sightseeing and island tours off Nha Trang Bay.
Also, seven chartered flights, carrying nearly 1,000 Chinese tourists from Kunming in China, arrived in Nha Trang during Tet.
Most of the foreign tourists were from the Republic of Korea, China and India.-VNA
