HN handles record number of int’l visitors
01/01/2012
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VGP - The number of international visitors to Hà Nội hit almost 1.9 million in 2011, making a year-on-year increase of 11%, said the capital city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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About 1.4 million visitors stayed in the capital city, up 15% over last year. The visitors mainly came from China (309,000), Australia (109,000), Japan (115,000) and the Republic of Korea (53,000).
The capital city also welcomed 11.66 million domestic tourists in 2011, up 10% compared to the previous year.
Tourism promotion and the launching of direct air routes were attributed to the success in the sector.
The city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is drawing up plans to boost tourism development in craft villages and cultural heritage sites and promote tours to other localities like Lào Cai, Quảng Ninh and Ninh Bình provinces./.