Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s Departmentof Tourism estimated that by the end of 2017, the capital city will have welcomedmore than 23.8 million visitors for earnings of roughly 71 trillion VND (3.1billion USD), an increase of 15 percent from the same period last year.
The number includes nearly 5 million foreigntourists from key markets such as China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, France,the US, Germany, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand and Canada.
The city hopes to earn about 72.5 trillionVND (3.2 billion USD) from nearly 25.5 million visitors in 2018, growth of 8percent from this year, including 4.58 million foreigners and 20.91 milliondomestic travellers. It also hopes to have 80 above-3-star hotels and 600hotels below 3-stars.
To this end, the department plans tocontinue enhancing cooperation with other cities and provinces to develop newtourism products, create tours linking popular attractions and otherdestinations both at home and overseas, and boost tourism promotion abroad.
It is also looking for investors in several keylocal projects, including the development of tourism services around West Lakeand along Nhat Tan – Noi Bai route, the Ba Vi – Suoi Hai national resortcomplex and infrastructure development projects.-VNA
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