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Vietnam hosts over 100 million domestic visitors, surpassing all forecasts

Domestic tourism is strongly bouncing back, recording more than 100 million visitors so far this year, higher than all forecasts and up 1.5 times compared to the yearly target of 60 million.
Vietnam hosts over 100 million domestic visitors, surpassing all forecasts ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Domestic tourism is strongly bouncing back,recording more than 100 million visitors so far this year, higher than all forecastsand up 1.5 times compared to the yearly target of 60 million.

The figures were unveiled at a press conference held bythe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Culture newspaper on December 6 toannounce the voting of the sector’s top ten events this year.

The organiser said, given COVID-19-induced impacts and an unsatisfactoryrecovery of the international tourist segment, the number of domestic travellers even farexceeded the 85 million posted in 2019, the year before the pandemic.

Vietnam hosts over 100 million domestic visitors, surpassing all forecasts ảnh 2A corner of the ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam's Hoi An city (Photo: VNA)
At the event, deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper Phan ThanhNam said 15 most remarkable events selected from 111 nominations were submittedto leaders of the ministry serving the voting.

Of the 15 events, there are seven in the category of culture, four insports, three in tourism, and one in family.

The hybrid voting, with every one eligible, is set to lastfrom December 6 to 9./.
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