The number of foreign holidaymakers to
Hanoi during this year’s Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival increased
sharply reaching 120,000, reported the municipal Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism.
Travellers came from traditional
markets such as Japan , Russia , France , the United States , the
Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom .
The rise was attributable to a growing number of overseas Vietnamese
who returned to the home country as the city is hosting celebrations of
the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the Year of National
Tourism.
Thanks to a longer Tet holiday, the number of outbound tourists also
surged remarkably to some 20,000, mainly to Thailand , Singapore ,
Malaysia and Hong Kong .
Meanwhile, domestic holidaymakers on this occasion numbered 1 million
despite a 20 percent rise in tour costs, the department said./.