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Hanoi makes most of SEA Games opportunity to boost tourism

Hanoi will bring into full play the opportunity of hosting the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May to attract tourists to the city, according to the municipal Tourism Authority.
Hanoi makes most of SEA Games opportunity to boost tourism ảnh 1Visitors to Thang Long Royal Citadel (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi will bring into full play the opportunity ofhosting the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May to attracttourists to the city, according to the municipal Tourism Authority.

To anticipate this event, Hanoi has prepared numerousactivities, with focus on its typical tourism product and promoting the image ofa friendly and attractive capital city.

Director of the municipal Tourism Authority Dang Huong Giangsaid that it has built and selected several typical tours and programmes tovisit famous landscapes and enjoy unique cuisine of the capital to introduce tointernational sport delegations, athletes and reporters. These tours are builtand adjusted to suit the needs of visitors.

A series of events are scheduled to take place in late Apriland May such as the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival (April 29 to May 1), HanoiTourism Festival (May 13-15), Hanoi Cuisine and Craft Village Tourism Festival(May 18-22).

Hanoi makes most of SEA Games opportunity to boost tourism ảnh 2A tour to Hoa Lo prison tourist relic site (Photo: VNA)
Through these events, the city will introduce SoutheastAsian athletes and their fans, as well as international reporters and visitors, to theculture, economic potential, tourism, and friendly relations of Hanoi.

To welcome SEA Games 31 guests, the municipal TourismAuthority has held three training courses targeting staffs of accommodationsand those involving community-based tourism.

To date, the Department of Culture and Sports has made eightshort films featuring the city’s culture, cuisine and craft villages, whichwill be screened at tourist accommodations.

Hanoi sets a target of welcoming around 3.2 million touristsin the second quarter of this year, including 150,000-200,000 foreigners./.
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