Destinations in Hanoi capital city (Source: baocongthuong.com) Hanoi (VNA) – The number ofvisitors to Hanoi in the first three months of this year is estimated at morethan 7.47 million visitors, a rise of 10.6 percent year-on-year, announced themunicipal Department of Tourism.
Of the figure, there are nearly 5.6 milliondomestic visitors and 1.88 million foreign tourists, up 9 and 15.5 percent overthe previous year, respectively.
The city’s tourism sector is projected toearn over 26.95 billion VND (1.16 million USD) in the period, representing ayear-on-year surge of 32 percent.
The city’s key attractions such as Tan DaSpa Resort, Thien Son - Suoi Nga ecotourism site, Duong Lam ancient village andthe Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, also saw a surge in visitors in the reviewedperiod.
In March alone, the capital city isestimated to welcome more than 2.64 million visitors, a rise of 12 percentyear-on-year, while raking in over 10.12 billion VND (436,220 USD) from tourism,jumping 37 percent above the same period last year.
According to statistics, Hanoi is home tonearly 3,500 accommodation establishments, with about 560 of those receivingstar ratings.
The average occupancy rate in the city’shotels is likely to hit about 74.9 percent in the first quarter of the year.Meanwhile, the figure in March is expected to stand at 76.6 percent, recordingan increase of 9.48 percent year-on-year but a slight decrease of 1.6 percentcompared to that in the previous month.-VNA
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