PANO - As announced by the Hanoi Department of Tourism, the number of foreign arrivals in Hanoi in the first half of 2016 reached more than 2 million, up by 33 percent against the same period of 2015.

Foreign tourists seeing old quaters of Hanoi by pedicabs. Photo: Thuy Duong

Also according to the local tourism agency, the total number of visitors to Hanoi was estimated to reach 11 million in the first six months, an increase of 10 percent over the same period last year, benefiting more than VND 31 trillion, up by 24 percent year on year.

The department has instructed the tourist accommodation service, especially in 3-5 stars hotels to frequently check their services in order to improve the quality of accommodation for tourists. According to official statistics, the number of hotels recognized 37 more hotels of the city’s accommodation system were classified in the first half of 2016.

Translated by Thuy Duong