Foreign tourists in Hanoi (Photo:VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Hanoi served 3.73 million visitors in the first two months of this year, earning 13.2 trillion VND (over 556 million USD), up 2.8 times and 3.6 times year-on-year, respectively, the municipal Department of Tourism hasreported.
The total number included 535,000 foreignholidaymakers and 3.2 million domestic visitors, the department said.
According to the department,tourism activities in the city have showed positive signs as the number oftourists visiting the capital city has been increasing in the first months ofthe year.
To attract more tourists,the city has focused on promoting cooperation to develop the market.
The department has enhanced connections with key tourism localities nationwide inorder to build suitable programmes. It has also planned to welcome delegationsof foreign travel businesses and reporters for exploring tourism products inHanoi.
Attention has beenalso paid to developing more night tourism products and experiential tours onthe basis of exploiting the traditional culture values of the capital city; andstrengthening promotion of tourism destinations and new products of thecapital on domestic television channels, on US-based news channel CNN,digital platforms, and social networks./.
