It is estimated that during the 2025 New Year holiday, the average room occupancy rate of 4-5 star hotels and tourist apartments in Hanoi will reach about 80%. Some apartment and hotel complexes have achieved quite high room occupancy rates such as: Sheraton Hanoi West Hotel, InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 Hotel, Silk Path Hotel chain, La Nueva Boutique Hotel Hanoi, Lotte Hanoi Hotel…
Because the New Year holiday this year is only 1 day, most people choose to rest and travel on the spot. It is estimated that the number of tourists coming to Hanoi reached 160,000, up 17% over the same period last year, of which: international tourists are estimated at 28,400, up 67%; domestic tourists are estimated at 132,000, up 10%. Total revenue from tourists is estimated at 594 billion VND, up 26% over the same period last year.
The highlight of this year’s New Year’s Eve is the New Year countdown programs and fireworks displays in many areas of Hanoi, attracting a large number of people and tourists to visit and experience. The walking street space around Hoan Kiem Lake and its vicinity will operate from 7:00 p.m. on December 31, 2024 (Tuesday) to midnight on January 1, 2025 (Wednesday), along with traditional art performances that are of particular interest to people and tourists.
The suburban areas of Hanoi have many ideal destinations for people and tourists to enjoy the New Year holiday such as: Me Linh Flower Festival with brilliant flowers; tours to visit famous flower and ornamental plant villages of Hanoi: Hong Van ornamental plant village (Thuong Tin), Phu Dong tourist site (Gia Lam), Nhat Tan tourist area (Tay Ho), experience rural tourism and buy ornamental plants in Tich Giang (Phuc Tho district); experience the colorful space and incense stick making profession at Quang Phu Cau incense village (Ung Hoa district); explore and experience pottery making at Bat Trang ancient village…
According to the general assessment of the Hanoi Department of Tourism, on the occasion of the 2025 New Year, tourist accommodation service businesses and services that meet the standards for serving tourists in Hanoi have seriously implemented security, safety, fire prevention, food safety and hygiene, environmental sanitation and the reporting and declaration of temporary residence and temporary absence regimes have been fully complied with by accommodation and service units according to regulations.
Hanoi tourism aims for new goals
In recent times, it can be seen that the entertainment needs of people and tourists in the evening in Hanoi are very large, especially on the occasion of major holidays, vacations or important events. Therefore, night-time economic development models have been focused on development in recent years. Hanoi Department of Tourism issued Plan No. 30/KH-SDL dated March 27, 2024 on building and developing night tourism products in Hanoi.
Many night tour products have been put into operation and attracted a large number of participants and high appreciation from tourists such as: “Sacred Night” tour of Hoa Lo Prison Relic Site; “Decoding Thang Long Imperial Citadel” night tour, “Essence of Confucianism” night tour of Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam…; “Heart and Talent” literature tour; “Return to the Ancient Vietnamese Capital” tour… Evening activities on walking streets in Hanoi also attract the attention and participation of a large number of people and tourists.
Looking back at 2024, Hanoi tourism welcomed and served about 27.86 million visitors, an increase of 12.7% compared to 2023. Including: 6.35 million international visitors (including 4.47 million international visitors with accommodation), an increase of 34.4% compared to 2023 and 21.51 million domestic visitors, an increase of 7.5% compared to 2023. Total revenue from tourists reached about 110.52 trillion VND, an increase of 18.3% compared to 2023.
In 2024, Hanoi will continue to be voted and honored by prestigious travel organizations and consulting sites around the world, such as the award “Vietnam’s Leading Cultural Destination 2024”; “Asia’s Leading City Destination 2024”; “Asia’s Leading Short-Term City Destination 2024” by the World Travel Awards; the award “World’s Leading Culinary City 2024”; “Asia’s Leading Culinary City 2024” by the World Culinary Awards; the award “World’s Leading Destination 2024”, “World’s Most Attractive Culinary Destination 2024” voted by the Tripadvisor platform… These awards affirm Hanoi’s attractiveness to domestic and foreign tourists, continuing to prove itself as a bright spot in tourism with diverse tourism products.
The positive results on the first day of the new year are the premise for Hanoi tourism to aim for a higher goal in 2025. Accordingly, the capital’s tourism industry strives to attract over 30 million visitors, an increase of 11.1% compared to the estimated implementation in 2024 with over 7 million international tourists (including 5 million visitors with accommodation), an increase of 27.3% compared to the estimated implementation in 2024 and 23 million domestic tourists, an increase of 7% compared to the estimated implementation in 2024. Total revenue from tourists in the capital in 2025 is expected to reach over 130 trillion VND, an increase of 26.1% compared to the estimated implementation in 2024.
Source: vov.vn
Source: Vietnam Insider