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Hanoi targets 7 million foreign tourists by 2025

Hanoi eyes to welcome over 30 million visitors, including 7 million foreigners, by 2025, according to the municipal Party Committee’ draft conclusion on tourism development for 2016-2020 and following years.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi eyes to welcome over 30 millionvisitors, including 7 million foreigners, by 2025, according to the municipal PartyCommittee’ draft conclusion on tourism development for 2016-2020 and followingyears.

The visitors are expected to spend more than 130trillion VND (5.59 billion USD) while in the capital.

At a conference collecting feedback on the conclusion heldon June 15, participants basically agreed with the targets and solutionsdrafted.

They said it is necessary for the local sector to boostpublic-private partnership, formation of new products, and tourismconnectivity.

The capital city hosted 6.53 million tourists in the firstfive months of 2022, more than double the figure in the same period last year.

It greeted 126,200 foreign visitors, particularly during SEAGames 31 held this May. As a result, the city earned an estimated 18.9trillion VND (815.36 million USD) from tourism, doubling the previous year'sfigure./.
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