Tourism

The number of visitors to Hanoi on the New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024 is 402,000, up 65% year-on-year.

Hoi An ancient city, UNESCO-recognsied world cultural heritage, in the central province of Quang Nam served tens of thousands of tourists on the occasion of the New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024.

Luxury cruise ship Westerdam docked at Nha Trang port of Nha Trang bay, one of the most beautiful bay in the world, on December 31, bringing approximately 2,000 foreign visitors, mostly Dutch travelers, to the central coastal city, the capital of Khanh Hoa province.

(CPV) - Christmas 2023 has passed, and the New Year 2024 is coming. This is also the peak tourist season in Vietnam. On these days, the number of international visitors to Vietnam always increases impressively. Coming to the country, tourists have many interesting things to experience because even though Vietnamese people do not consider this a main holiday and not everyone celebrates this day, they still hold many activities to welcome it.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City greeted nearly 5 million international tourists and provided services for nearly 35 million domestic visitors in 2023, earning a total tourism revenue of more than 160 trillion VND, said the Department of Tourism in a recent meeting.

International visitor arrivals to Vietnam reached nearly 1.4 million in 2023, up 11.2% from the previous month and up 93.9% compared the same period last year. The month recorded the highest number of international visitors arriving the country in 2023.

A meeting was held in Binh Dinh on December 28 to discuss how to promote tourism development link between the south-central province, and Atapu, Sekong, Champasak and Salavan province, southern Laos.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang handed over office equipment worth 100,000 USD – the gift from the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, to representatives of the Cambodian Senate at a ceremony in Phnom Penh on December 29.

The National Tourism Year 2023, with the theme “Binh Thuan – Green Convergence”, has held 208 national and international events, contributing to the overall success of Vietnamese tourism this year.

With nearly 10.9 million seats sold from January to December, the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route ranks 4th among the 10 busiest domestic routes in the world in 2023.

On December 26 and 27, the Hanoi Department of Tourism organised fact-finding trips to build two new tourist routes on the theme of exploring the Nam Thang Long Heritage Road, with the focus on exploiting the strengths of cultural heritage and craft villages in suburban localities.

More than 5 million Vietnamese tourists traveled abroad in 2023, the majority of them choosing Thailand, the Republic of Korea, or Taiwan (China) for their vacation.

The Sai Gon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (Saratrans) has added 3,000 seats for trains from Sai Gon, Di An and Bien Hoa stations to stations from Quang Ngai to Hanoi and vice versa, to meet the increasing travel demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, said Thai Van Quyen, General Director of Saratrans.

The Hanoi Peoples’ Committee has just issued a Plan to organize activities for the 2024 Lunar New Year (Tet) to meet the demand of shopping, entertainment, and welcoming Tet holiday of local people.

Despite belt tightening as a result of gloomy global economic situation, French could not give up their travel temptation. Vietnam, along with Japan and Thailand, was the top choice for French vacationers during Christmas holiday, according to French daily Le Figaro.

In 2023, the northern province of Bac Ninh targets attracting 1.65 million tourist arrivals, an increase of 46% against 2022; earning revenue of more than 1.227 trillion VND, an increase of 47%; and fulfilling 102% of the year’s plan.

Vietnamese tourist arrivals to the Republic of Korea (RoK) numbered 386,921 in Jan-Nov 2023, equivalent to 74% of the same period of 2019 and 139% of the same period of 2022, said Mr. Lee Jae Hoon, Chief Representative of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) in Vietnam in a recent event.

Vietnamese visitors to Japan in Jan-Nov 2023 have surpassed the record level of 2019 and set a new record.

The capital city Hanoi sees a sudden increase in tourist arrivals in 2023, with 24 million visitors flocking to the city.

(CPV) - On December 22, 2023, Sun Group officially unveiled Kiss Bridge in Sunset Town on Phu Quoc Island. With its innovative design and stunning location in south Phu Quoc, this enchanting structure is anticipated to emulate Golden Bridge in Sun World Ba Na Hills, Danang as a modern man-made wonder and iconic destination.

Oxalis, the only firm operating expedition adventure tour to Son Doong – the world’s largest natural cave on December 23 announced that the tour is fully booked for the whole of 2024.

American travel magazine CnTraveller has voted Da Nang among Top 11 destinations in Asia in 2024.

The world-famous website specializing in cuisine, Taste Atlas, has ranked Hue 28th in the world among cities with delicious dishes, said the Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee on December 19.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism welcomed 320 Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibition (MICE) visitors from India on December 16.

A ceremony was held in Dong Ha city in the central province of Quang Tri on December 15 to launch a project to build an airport in the province.

The total number of visitors to the central beach city of Da Nang in 2023 is estimated to exceed 7.4 million, doubling the figure in 2022 and equivalent to 93% of the figure in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the municipal Department of Tourism has reported.

(CPV) – Hanoi’s tourism industry plans to take measures to promote golf tourism with a focus on building golf tourism products and organizing tournaments, conferences and seminars.

The famous travel magazine Travel+Leisure (Asian edition) has recently recommended Hue as one of the destinations in Asia that tourists cannot miss in 2024.

(CPV) - Hanoi aims to develop diverse night tourism products, bringing to the capital's residents and tourists creative cultural spaces and tourism products of high quality and added value.

(CPV) - Vietnam's cruise tourism always has a strong attraction for international tourists because Vietnam has the advantage of being a country of seas and islands, with a 3,260km long coastline and more than 4,000 islands, along with many famous landscapes and long-standing historical and cultural relics.