Considerable increase in foreign arrivals to Hanoi
More than one million international visitors have entered Hanoi from the outset of 2016, a 25% surge year-on-year, and the strongest growth recorded by the tourism sector in recent years, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Over 5.6 million visits were made to Hanoi by both international and domestic travellers, rising 10% from the same period in 2015. The city raked in VND16 trillion from tourism services, up 13% against the same time last year.
Along with upgrades made to tourism infrastructure, the city has paid attention to improving tourism product quality while spicing up its allure with a line-up of tourism products. Those include Ba Vi eco-tourism, Duong Lam ancient village community tourism, spiritual tourism at Giong festival, high-tech agricultural tourism and craft village tourism. |
In a bid to elevate Hanoi’s image in the eyes of international friends, the city has renovated methods to popularise and promote tourism in key markets like China, France, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the US.
Hanoi was listed by the Lonely Planet – the world’s popular travel guide book publisher – in the Top 10 best-value destinations for 2016. The city was also named among the top 5 best cities for low-budget vacations in 2015 by DrPrem, a renowned travel and tourism website
