Thua Thien- Hue to welcome 75,000 tourists during Tet holiday

Over 75,000 tourists, including 40,000 foreigners, have booked tours to the central province of Thua Thien- Hue during the traditional Vietnamese New Year holiday, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Over 75,000 tourists, including 40,000 foreigners, have booked tours to the central province of Thua Thien- Hue during the traditional Vietnamese New Year holiday, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Numerous New Year activities will be organised in the province in a bid to serve visitors and local residents. Especially, visitors will enjoy free entrance to the Hue Relic Conservation Centre during three first days of the Lunar New Year (February 20-22). A series of interesting programmes such as traditional imperial palace games, calligraphy demonstration and dragon performances will be also held.

On this occasion, the provincial tourism sector is expected to generate a total revenue of over 50 billion VND (2.2 million USD).

In January, Thua Thien-Hue welcomed nearly 178,500 visitors, including 70,218 foreigners, earning over 216 billion VND (10.1 million USD) in revenue.-VNA

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