Visitors to the One Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s tourism sector isseeking to increase the expenditure of tourists in the city.
According to the municipal Department ofTourism, the average daily spending of an international visitor in Hanoi is between2.1 million VND and 2.6 million VND (91.5 USD-113.5 USD); while domesticvisitors are more likely to spend an average of 1.39 million VND to 1.75million VND (60.55 USD-75.9 USD).
Compared to other cities in the region and theworld, the visitor expenditure in Hanoi remains low. The figure for Dubai (theUnited Arab Emirates) is 537 USD; Paris (France), 301 USD; Singapore, 286 USD;Phuket (Thailand), 239 USD; Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 220 USD; Seoul (the Republicof Korea), 181 USD; and Bangkok (Thailand), 173 USD.
Director of Hanoi’s Investment, Trade, andTourism Promotion Centre Nguyen Gia Phuong said Hanoi lacks in food andshopping outlets as well as tourist products.
Shopping facilities serving tourism are few innumber and offer limited products, mostly handicrafts which generate low addedvalue.
The city isalso unable to keep visitors for long stay due to the absence of large-scaleentertainment and resort facilities.
To attract more visitors, Hanoi is acceleratingwork on several big entertainment and tourism sites, while supporting thedevelopment of products at traditional attractions such as Co Do paintingvillage (Ba Vi district), Van Tu garment craft village (Phu Xuyen district),Van Phuc silk village (Ha Dong district), Bat Trang pottery village (Gia Lamdistrict), Duong Lam ancient village (Son Tay town), and Thang Long imperialcitadel, among others.
In 2019, Hanoi strives to welcome over 28.9million tourists, a year-on-year rise of 10 percent, including more than 7million foreigners, up 17 percent.
Tourism revenues are expected to reach 103.8trillion VND, up 34 percent from 2018.–VNA
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