The total number of tourists that travelled to the capital city of Hanoi is estimated to rise by 10.3 percent to 514,866 people during the nine-day Tet holiday, from February 2 to 9, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Illustrative image (Source: hanoi.qdnd.vn)
Accordingly, the number of international tourists to Hanoi is
estimated at 162,676 visitors, an increase of 15% compared to the same period
of 2018, while the number of domestic tourists was estimated at 352,190
visitors, an increase of 8.5% from the same period last year.
The local tourism industry was estimated
to earn over VND 2 trillion during the biggest holiday of the year, up 33.3%
year on year.
Most of the foreign visitors came from
the Republic of Korea, China, Malaysia, the US, the UK, Japan, France, Germany,
and Australia.
Most visitors flocked to the city’s popular
attractions, such as the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Thang Long Imperial
Citadel, Huong Son landscape complex (also known as the Huong Pagoda), Ngoc Son
Temple in the heart of Hoan Kiem Lake, Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) and
Quoc Tu Giam (the first university in Vietnam) and the Vietnam National
Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, which hosted a series of art
performances and cultural activities to celebrate the traditional New Year.
Source: NDO
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
Da Bac district, bestowed with stunning landscapes, is developing ecological and resort tourism offerings. Several tourist sites, put into operation this year, has attracted throngs of high-spending and young domestic visitors.
