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Tourism welcomes less-than-expected number of visitors during New Year holiday

TH (synthesis) January 2, 2024 20:35

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, during the 3-day New Year holiday, the country is estimated to have served about 3.2 million visitors.

The average room occupancy rate at tourist accommodation facilities reached nearly 50%, while some tourist centers across the country recorded higher occupancy rates, around 70%. However, the overall number of visitors has not yet reached expectations.

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Tourists visit the Huu Nghi International Border Gate area, Lang Son province.

The Vietnam National Tourism Administration stated that some key tourist destinations did not attract the expected number of visitors, the holiday was not long, and visitors preferred to visit relatives and family rather than travel. This year's travel trend is to tighten spending, low purchasing power, and cut costs of public transportation (airplanes, trains) while transportation service prices increase during peak days.

The number of domestic tourists staying in the country has decreased because some of them choose to travel abroad. The situation of local congestion on the roads to tourist areas and destinations in some localities has not been improved. Although tourism products have been proactively developed and renewed, the organization of tourism types has not been truly creative and diverse, and entertainment venues have not been improved.

Accordingly, the source of international visitors mainly comes from the markets of Korea, China, Japan, the US, Australia, Europe, Thailand, and India. Of which, Ho Chi Minh City is estimated to welcome 46,500 international visitors, an increase of 86.1%; Lao Cai is estimated to welcome 20,500; Da Nang is estimated to welcome 434 international flights, an increase of 100% over the same period in 2023...

Vietnamese tourists go on outbound tours to a variety of destinations such as China, Taiwan (China), Korea, Japan, etc. In particular, day tours through border gates and border areas are popular choices.

Airlines provided a total of more than 5,300 flights with 1.06 million seats. The railway industry added 30 additional trains from Hanoi to Lao Cai, Hai Phong, Vinh, Dong Hoi... during the Tet holiday.

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Tourists visit milestone 1116, Km0 Huu Nghi International Border Gate, Lang Son province

In 2024, the tourism industry expects to welcome 17-18 million international visitors; serve 110 million domestic tourists; and total revenue from tourists will reach about VND840 trillion.

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Tourism welcomes less-than-expected number of visitors during New Year holiday