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Vietnamese localities see surges in tourist numbers during five-day holidays

Localities across Vietnam saw a boom in the number of tourists during the five-day holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, Reunification Day and International Workers’ Day from April 29 to May 3 – the second longest national holidays only after the lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Vietnamese localities see surges in tourist numbers during five-day holidays ảnh 1Foreign visitors to Binh Tay Market in HCM City (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Localities across Vietnam saw a boom in the number oftourists during the five-day holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day,Reunification Day and International Workers’ Day from April 29 to May 3 – the secondlongest national holidays only after the lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Tourism Department of Hanoi said on May 3 that duringthe five-day break, the capital city served 719,000 tourists, including 69,500foreigners, and earned around 2.4 trillion VND (102.2 million USD) from the visitors.

Tourist attractions in the city include the Temple of Literature (30,000arrivals), Thang Long Imperial Citadel (31,400 arrivals), Ao Vua Tourist Site(17,300 arrivals), and Ba Vi National Park (17,000 arrivals).

Tourist sites in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed around 950,000 visitors,including 48,000 foreigners. This time, the southern metropolis pocketed about3.13 trillion VND from tourism services.

Vietnamese localities see surges in tourist numbers during five-day holidays ảnh 2Visitors at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province. (Photo: VNA)
Meanwhile, with many attractive activities and programmes, touristsites in the central city of Da Nang served more than 321,600 tourists, of whom34,800 are foreigners, during the five-day holidays.

Some sites saw large numbers of holiday-makers are Sun WorldBa Na Hills (nearly 65,000 arrivals), Ngu Hanh Son (28,000 arrivals), Than TaiMount Hot Spring Park (17,300 arrivals), and Mikazuki Water Park (13,000 arrivals).

During the holidays, around 120,000 visitors flocked to theresort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. Of the total,4,500 are foreigners, representing a year-on-year surge of 221.4%.

On this occasion, the provincial People’s Committee held the“Lam Dong tourism golden week 2023” from April 27 to May 3. The programme isexpected to draw 300,000 visitors.

In the northern mountainous region, Lao Cai provincewelcomed around 227,200 tourist arrivals, earning 712 billion VND, up 53% and 30%year-on-year, respectively.

The province’s Sa Pa township, home to Fansipan Peak – the highest mountain in Indochina, served 103,000 tourists and pocketed over 335 billion VND./.
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