Capital welcomes over 400,000 visitors during National Day holiday
VGP – Ha Noi welcomed roughly 422,000 tourists, including locals and foreigners, during the National Day holiday from September 1 to September 4, said Director of the Ha Noi Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang.
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According to the Ha Noi Department of Tourism, the average occupancy rate of hotels in Ha Noi is around 40.5%, of which the number of nights spent by domestic visitors was 23.5% and that of foreign travelers 17%.
During the two first days of the national holiday (September 1-2), the city welcomed 242,200 tourists, earning a total revenue of more than VND740 billion ($31.5 million). Of the visitors, the number of international arrivals was estimated at 12,000 while the number of domestic travelers reached 230,000.
Due to the fear of crowds at distant tourist destinations, many Hanoians chose to travel around the capital and to tourist attractions on the outskirts of the city.
Sights in the city saw a sharp increase in visitors, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Temple of Literature (Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam), walking space in Hoan Kiem Lake area, Thu Le Zoo, and West Lake Water Park.
In the first eight months of 2022, the number of visitors to Ha Noi increased by 4.2 times on-year to reach 12.38 million.
Total revenue of the sector was estimated at VND35.9 trillion (US$1.53 billion), up 4.4 times year on year.
In comparison to the plan set by the city earlier this year, the capital's tourism industry has fulfilled the goal of earning total revenue of VND27.8-VND35.8 trillion ($1.2-$1.5 billion), welcoming 9-10 million tourists.
The average occupancy rate of lodging of all categories was estimated at 32.9% in the first eight months of this year, up 10.7% over the same period in 2021./.
