Tourist attractions crowded during holidays

Domestic and foreign visitors flocked to tourist attractions across Vietnam during the April 30-May 1 holidays.
Tourist attractions crowded during holidays ảnh 1​Tourists visit Hue Citadel (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Domestic and foreign visitors flockedto tourist attractions across Vietnam during the April 30-May 1 holidays.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 280,000tourist arrivals to its Complex of Monuments on April 30 and May 1, of whom68,000 are foreigners, up 25 percent year-on-year.

As of April 30, the complex had served more than 1 millionvisitors, earning 110 billion VND (4.8 million USD) from selling tickets and services.

Meanwhile, many tourists chose beauty spots in the northernprovince of Hai Duong.

On April 29-30, its Dao Co (Stork Island) welcomed around7,000 – 8,000 tourists, while 7,000 people visited the Con Son-Kiep Bac specialnational relic site.

Historical relic sites in the northern province of Dien Bienwere also attractive to holiday-makers.

According to statistics from the local tourism sector, morethan 20,000 people visited the Dien Bien Phu Battlefield relic sites.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum also served nearly 4,500tourists on April 29 and nearly 16,000 arrivals on April 30.

Tourist attractions in the southern province of Bac Lieualso saw an increase in the number of visitors during the holidays.-VNA
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