Visitors at Hue imperial relic site (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The capitalcity of Hanoi was a top tourist destination during the 2019 New Year holidays,which spanned from December 29, 2018 to January 1, 2019.
According to the municipal TourismDepartment, the total figure of tourists to Hanoi exceeded 253,000, up 10.6percent year-on-year. Of the number, there were more than 80,000 foreignvisitors, up 16.3 percent over the previous year.
The most-visited destinations in thecity included Ngoc Son Temple, Huong (Perfume) Pagoda and Hoa Lo Prison.Additionally, a range of art programmes were held in the city at the VietnamNational Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, the Vietnam Museum ofEthnology and West Lake Amusement Park, among others.
Meanwhile, nearly 45,000 touristsvisited Hue imperial relic site in the central province of Thua Thien-Hueduring the holidays, said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation CentrePhan Thanh Hai.
This year, the centre aims todiversify and improve quality of tourism products. It is working to developcultural heritage tourism and stage frequent cultural and art performances.
Along with the tourism package themed“Hue-One Destination, Five World Heritages”, the province will work to reopen the tour to Dai Noi (Royal Palace) atnight, as well as build a brand for Hue cuisine and bolster tourismpromotion to draw more visitors to Hue.
In 2018, Hue imperial relic sitewelcomed more than 3.5 million visitors, raking in 381.7 billion VND (16.41million USD) from entrance tickets, surpassing 19.28 percent of the targetassigned by the State.
Sa Pa district of the northern mountainousprovince of Lao Cai also witnessed an increase of tourist arrivals during thefour-day holidays. The district received more than 56,000 visitors, a surge of25 percent against the previous year.-VNA
According to the municipal TourismDepartment, the total figure of tourists to Hanoi exceeded 253,000, up 10.6percent year-on-year. Of the number, there were more than 80,000 foreignvisitors, up 16.3 percent over the previous year.
The most-visited destinations in thecity included Ngoc Son Temple, Huong (Perfume) Pagoda and Hoa Lo Prison.Additionally, a range of art programmes were held in the city at the VietnamNational Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, the Vietnam Museum ofEthnology and West Lake Amusement Park, among others.
Meanwhile, nearly 45,000 touristsvisited Hue imperial relic site in the central province of Thua Thien-Hueduring the holidays, said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation CentrePhan Thanh Hai.
This year, the centre aims todiversify and improve quality of tourism products. It is working to developcultural heritage tourism and stage frequent cultural and art performances.
Along with the tourism package themed“Hue-One Destination, Five World Heritages”, the province will work to reopen the tour to Dai Noi (Royal Palace) atnight, as well as build a brand for Hue cuisine and bolster tourismpromotion to draw more visitors to Hue.
In 2018, Hue imperial relic sitewelcomed more than 3.5 million visitors, raking in 381.7 billion VND (16.41million USD) from entrance tickets, surpassing 19.28 percent of the targetassigned by the State.
Sa Pa district of the northern mountainousprovince of Lao Cai also witnessed an increase of tourist arrivals during thefour-day holidays. The district received more than 56,000 visitors, a surge of25 percent against the previous year.-VNA
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