According to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), some 3.6 million visitors stayed overnight. Attentively, the average room occupancy at accommodation establishments nationwide reached 60 percent, even 70% on peak days and 100% in some coastal destinations.
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Thanh Hoa province records the highest number of tourists during the April 30 and May 1 holiday. In the photo: An overview of Sam Son beach |
High numbers of tourists were recorded in some key tourist destinations. Particularly, Thanh Hoa province served more than 1.5 million visitors, up 27.2% year-on-year, achieving nearly VND 3.805 trillion in revenue, an increase of 32.8%. While Quang Ninh province welcomed more than 1 million tourists, up 48%, with a revenue of VND 2.21 trillion, an increase of 53%, Khanh Hoa province served some 970,000 tourists, up 21.5%, earning over VND 1.3 trillion in revenue (up 53%).
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A tourist attraction in Quang Binh (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
Ho Chi Minh City, Nghe An province and the capital city of Hanoi welcomed some 969,000, 950,000, and 738,000 tourists, achieving VND 3.235 trillion, 1.7 trillion, and 2.5 trillion in revenue, respectively.
Regarding the higher number of tourists this year against those last year, VNAT Director Nguyen Trung Khanh said that localities made good preparations of tourist activities, tourism promotion, and discount programs. In addition, sea festival activities held during this holiday were real highlights attracting tourists. They included Ha Long Carnival, the opening of the Da Nang Sea Tourism Season 2024, the Ha Tinh Sea Tourism 2024, and Sam Son Sea Festival 2024.
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A view of a culinary week in Hue city (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
In response to high domestic airfares, many travel agencies have diversified their tours with more high quality shuttle buses, train, car, and waterway services to reduce costs for tourists and bring more experience for them.
Source: hanoimoi
Translated by Chung Anh