Pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake attract a large number of tourists (Photo: VNA)According to the municipal Tourism Department, in the period, the capital city served 72,000 foreign tourists, a 2.1-foldincrease, and 330,000 domestic holidaymakers, up 59% year-on-year.
Total revenue from tourists is estimated at nearly 1.5trillion VND (61.8 million USD), a year-on-year surge of 73%, and the hotel average occupancy rate is about 60%, up 7.8% year-on-year.
Destinations that attracted large numbers of tourists includeHoan Kiem lake and its surrounding areas and the Hanoi Old Quarter, the Temple of Literature, the Thang Long ImperialCitadel, and the Ba Vi National Park./.
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