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Hai Phong welcomes 4.5 million visitors in eight months

The northern city of Hai Phong welcomed 4.5 million visitors in the first eight months of this year, including 514,300 foreigners, up 14.21 percent over the same period last year.
Hai Phong welcomes 4.5 million visitors in eight months ảnh 1A view of Long Chau island in Hai Phong (Photo: VNA)

Hai Phong (VNA) – The northern city of Hai Phong welcomed 4.5million visitors in the first eight months of this year, including 514,300foreigners, up 14.21 percent over the same period last year.

According to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen VanTung, the city issued a resolution on targets and plans for tourism developmentfrom now to 2020 with a vision to 2030, aiming to turn tourism into a spearheadsector.

The city will focus on developing sea and island tourism, he said.

Nguyen Thi Ha, Director of the Hai Phong branch of Vietravel companyproposed the city improve its human resources for tourism, while connecting travelagencies, management officials and experts for tourism development.

Ha said that along with its famous destinationof Do Son, the city should promote other destinations to attract more visitors.

By 2020, Hai Phong hopes to welcome 8 million tourists and earn earn 3.5trillion VND.-VNA 
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