Two among first international visitors arrive in Da Nang. (Source: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) – A flight from Hong Kong with 172 passengers landed at Da NangInternational Airport on January 28, bringing first tourists to the centralcity on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
On the same day,cruise ship Taishan with 900 passengers on board haboured at Tien Sa port,bringing first visitors to Da Nang by sea.
The ship’s passengers have two days to go sightseeing some interesting placesin the central city as well as to tour Hue city in Thua Thien-Hue province andQuang Nam province
On the Lunar New Year holiday, Da Nang will welcome other ships such as GentingDream and SS Virgo.
Tourism has been the key economic sector in Da Nang in recent years with the annualincrease in the number of tourists to the city.
In 2016, the city welcomed 5.51 million tourists, including 1.67 millioninternational visitors, and generated 16 trillion VND (717 million USD) inrevenue.
So far, therehave had 20 international air routes to Da Nang. The Da Nang internationalairport served 8.78 million passengers in 2016.
Meanwhile, the number of passenger ships arriving in Da Nang ports hasincreased in recent years. In 2016, the city welcomed 58 ships with 81,271tourists, up 3.6 times from the previous years.-VNA
