Hanoi greets around 5,000 visitors in October

The capital city of Hanoi welcomed approximately 5,000 visitors, most of them coming from localities inside the country, in October, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Hanoi greets around 5,000 visitors in October (Photo: NDO/Minh Duy)
Hanoi greets around 5,000 visitors in October (Photo: NDO/Minh Duy)

The department also reported that the total revenue of the sector in October reached VND 14 billion.

Tourism activities in the city have been restarted since the municipal authorities allowed the reopening of selected facilities and services such as museums, parks, hotels and accommodation services establishment on October 14.

During the first three days following the decision, Thu Le park greeted 2,500 tourists, the Ba Vi National Park received around 500 visitors while 200 travellers went to Tan Da tourist site.

In the first ten months of this year, the capital city hosted approximately 2.92 million visitors and earned a tourism revenue of VND8.18 trillion.

To rejuvenate tourism, Hanoi’s hospitality sector has been actively renovating existing tourism products, including the night tours at Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Hoa Lo Prison, and tours to the Museum of Ethnology.

Travel businesses and management boards of tourist attractions in the city have also prepared plans to resume operations and services in the new normal state in accordance with regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control.