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Thua Thien-Hue tourism thrives in first month of 2017

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 229,600 visitors in January, up five percent annually, according to provincial authorities.
Thua Thien-Hue tourism thrives in first month of 2017 ảnh 1In Thua Thien-Hue (Source: VNA)
ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed229,600 visitors in January, up five percent annually, according to provincialauthorities.

Of them,81,300 were foreign tourists, up four percent. Total tourism revenue rose 7.8percent to more than 265.21 billion VND (11.53 million USD).

On February6, the US cruise liner Celebrity Millennium, docked in Chan May port, carrying2,150 foreign passengers and more than 950 crewmembers to the province.

This year,the port expects to welcome 54 cruise vessels with more than 113,000 foreignpassengers and nearly 45,000 crewmembers.

TheCelebrity Millennium plans to make 11 trips to the port this year, carryingabout 37,000 foreign travellers and sailors.

During theweek-long Lunar New Year holiday, the province served 100,000 tourists, 62 percentof whom were foreigners, earning more than 80.8 billion VND (3.51 million USD).

This year,Thua Thien-Hue hopes to attract 3.3-3.5 million visitors, up 8 percent, 40-45percent of them foreigners. Total revenue is expected to hit 3.2-3.3 trillionVND (139 – 143 million USD), a three percent increase from last year.-VNA

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