Domestic tourism stimulating program kick-started

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A domestic tourism stimulating program was launched on April 16 by Ha Noi Department of Tourism and the municipal Center for Promotion of Investment, Trade and Tourism.

The program, run under the framework of Ha Noi Culture, Tourism and Gastronomy Festival 2021, which is taking place this weekend in Ha Noi.

Under the program, hundreds of attractive tours, accommodations and vacation packages at very suitable prices are introduced by local tour operators and travel agents, aiming at encouraging Vietnamese people to travel in Ha Noi and throughout the nation.

Local tour operators offer discounts from 15% -35% on tour prices, waiver of many extra service frees and present gifts for customers. Hotels within Ha Noi city offer discounts from 15% to 30% on their accommodation rates and services.

Some local airlines and the Vietnam Railways launched attractive stimulus packages including discount air and tickets.  

Vice Chairman of Ha Noi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen reported that during the year of 2021, Ha Noi would strengthen the capital's tourism industry in all terms of scale, scope and quality of services. 

Ha Noi strives to receive around 50% to 70% of the number of domestic tourists in 2019, and be well prepared to welcome international tourists once the border closure is lifted.

Within the framework of the launching ceremony of domestic tourism stimulating  program 2021, quite a few MoUs of cooperation between Ha Noi management agencies, organizations and enterprises were signed, including the one on  the cooperation between the Ha Noi Department of Tourism and the Department of Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); MoU on cooperation in tourism development between five provinces and cities of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa and collaboration between the Hanoi Department of Tourism and Vietravel, among others./.

By Kim Anh