VOV.VN - During the initial five months of this year, Ho Chi Minh City welcomed a total of 8.97 million domestic visitors and 262,090 foreign arrivals, with total tourism revenue reaching VND39.5 trillion, equivalent to US$1.691 million, an increase of 9.8% on-year.
Hanoi welcomed 700,000 domestic tourists and 31,448 foreigners who visited or participated in events of the recently concluded SEA Games 31, the municipal Department of Tourism announced on May 24.
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is planning to launch a three-hour cruise tour along the Saigon River that is expected to be among key tourism products in the area this year.
The five million tourists during the recent four-day April-May holiday have helped the tourism industry recover.
VOV.VN - A tourism festival themed ‘Hanoi – Come to Love’ will take place in the capital from May 13-15, introducing to visitors new, impressive tourism products, said organisers at a press briefing on May 6.
VOV.VN - Vietnam will play host to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in May, the major international event that presents a golden opportunity for the domestic tourism sector to attract foreign visitors after two years of closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ninh Kieu pedestrian zone, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, was inaugurated on April 30, expected to be a draw for domestic and foreign tourists.
The southcentral province of Binh Thuan will host the Visit Vietnam Year 2023.
Hanoi will bring into full play the opportunity of hosting the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May to attract tourists to the city, according to the municipal Tourism Authority.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City hosted a welcome ceremony for a big group of 130 tourists from the United States at the Vietnam History Museum on April 8.