First cruise tourists land in Thua Thien-Hue in 2019

First cruise tourists land in Thua Thien-Hue in 2019

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Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Luxury cruiser Celebrity Constellation docked in Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 28, bringing the first cruise tourists from the US, Canada, UK and France to the locality in 2019.

Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Nguyen Van Phuc said the welcome ceremony is part of a series of activities this year to popularise Vietnam, its country and people and Thua Thien-Hue in general.

Tourists later visited Hue, Da Nang and Hoi An.

Last year, Thua Thien-Hue welcomed more than 134,000 tourists and crewmen aboard Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Tui Cruises, Costa Criere, Viking Ocean Cruises, Small Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, introducing them to Hue heritage sites and destinations in the central region.

The provincial tourism sector strives to welcome 4.5-4.7 million visitors in 2019, up 8 percent from 2018, 40-45 percent of them are foreigners.-VNA

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