According to the Thua Thien - Hue Deparment of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first quarter of 2014, the province attracted 650,662 tourist arrivals, increasing by 2.3 percent over the same period last year.

Of this, foreign arrivals were 271,365, increasing by 2.1 percent; domestic 379,397 and 2 percent, and over-night 397,603.

Those tourists spent more than 621 billion VND (29 millionUSD), up 5 percent over the same period last year.

The province plans to receive from 2.8 to 3 million arrivals this year, of which foreign tourists will be from 1.2 to 1.3 million, domestic 1.7 to 1.8 million, and over-night 2 million. It also hopes to get a revenue of 2.8 – 2.9 trillion VND, up 16 to 18 percent over the same period last year.

The central province is a major centre for tourism and festivals. It also houses Hue , the capital of the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam , the Nguyen./.