February 02, 2017 | 21:11 (GMT+7)
Thua Thien-Hue welcomes 100,000 tourists during Tet
More than 70,000 tourists, including 31,500 foreigners, visited relic sites in the Hue Imperial City during Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, which lasted from January 26 to February 1.
Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, the figure brought the total number of visitors to central Thua Thien-Hue province during the holidays to nearly 100,000, including 56,902 international tourists.
International visitors at the Hue Imperial Citadel
The provincial tourism sector earned over VND 80.8 billion (USD 3.7 million) in revenue.
The occupancy rate of four and five-star hotels reached 70 percent, up 5 percent over the same period last year.
Travel firms in Thua Thien Hue diversified their tours while the Hue Monuments Conservation Center made the Hue Imperial Citadel more appealing to tourists by opening the Inner City at night.
The provincial Department of Tourism coordinated with relevant sectors to ensure the quality of tourism and transport services, helping tourists have a good time during their stays in the province.
In 2017, Thua Thien-Hue province set goals of attracting between 3.3-3.5 million tourists, of whom international visitors make up from 40-45 percent, and raking in revenue of VND 3.2-3.3 trillion (USD 148 million).
Source: VNA