Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Quang Ninh are the three names that won the top positions in tourism revenue during the recent Lunar New Year holiday.
People come to Ho Van (Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam) to ask for the first words of the year – Photo: NGUYEN HIEN
According to a quick report from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, during the Lunar New Year , the country’s tourism industry is expected to welcome and serve 12.5 million domestic visitors.
This year, the Lunar New Year holiday lasts 9 days and with favorable weather, tourism activities are vibrant and bustling in almost all tourist destinations across the country.
Three provinces and cities have the highest revenue during Tet holiday tourism season
Tourists tend to choose famous heritage, spiritual and cultural destinations in the following localities: Da Lat, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau, Hanoi, Mui Ne, Hoi An, Sa Pa.
In addition, destinations in the northern mountainous region also attract many visitors from the South.
The trend of independent travel, small groups, families, and self-booking services at destinations continues to increase, especially at destinations close to source markets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The average room occupancy rate at some destinations reached quite high levels during peak days: Sa Pa reached about 90 – 95%; Kien Giang estimated at 73.4%; Ho Chi Minh City estimated at 65%; Hue City estimated at 63%…
The three localities that hold the top positions in the country in terms of number of visitors and tourism revenue include: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Quang Ninh.
Holding the first position in both the number of visitors and tourism revenue during the 9-day Lunar New Year holiday is Ho Chi Minh City with 2.1 million arrivals, total revenue estimated at about 7,690 billion VND.
Next is Hanoi with total revenue from tourism activities of over 3,500 billion VND, welcoming about 1 million visitors.
Quang Ninh ranked third with 969,000 visitors, earning more than VND 2,660 billion, up 71% over the same period in 2024.
This Tet, Vietnamese tourists also love foreign tours to markets such as China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore…
The number of international visitors also increased in some localities such as Quang Ninh (228,700 arrivals), Da Nang (228,000 arrivals), Quang Nam (157,000 arrivals), Hanoi…
Some localities with international seaports have organized to welcome cruise ship tourists during the Lunar New Year: Da Nang welcomed the Crystal Symphony and Silver Dawn ships carrying 1,800 American and British tourists; Quang Ninh welcomed four cruise ships Mediteranea, Celebrity Solstice, Silver Dawn and Crystal Symphony with a total of 6,000 tourists and 4,000 crew members to “break ground”…
Source: tuoitre.vn
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Source: Vietnam Insider