Hanoi develops night-time and adventure tours to achieve its goal of welcoming 3 million international visitors by 2023.

In the conference to summarize 2022 and deploy the mission of 2023, the Hanoi Department of Tourism aims to welcome 3 million international visitors and 19 million domestic tourists this year.

According to Dang Huong Giang, Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism, Hanoi will promote night tourism products. Meanwhile, the capital also renews the pedestrian zone in Hoan Kiem Lake and opens a walking route around Son Tay ancient citadel.

Currently, Hanoi has outstanding night tours, including Sacred Night at Hoa Lo Prison, Decoding Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Ngoc Ngu Xa Island night food street, and walking street areas. Night tourism products attract many international visitors and prolong their stays.

In addition, the capital also boosts adventure sports such as helicopter and hot air balloon rides. Moreover, the project develops five travel routes including the central route of Hoan Kiem – Ba Dinh – Dong Da – Ho Tay; Ha Dong – My Duc combined with Tam Chuc (Ha Nam) – Trang An (Ninh Binh) to promote spiritual tourism. The remaining three routes include Son Tay – Ba Vi – Quoc Oai; Dong Anh – Me Linh with flower tourism products; Soc Son route with experiential tourism products.

Hanoi also focuses on upgrading the quality of products and tourist destinations associated with heritage – relics.

During the New Year’s Day, many provinces in Vietnam saw a huge number of international tourists return. 

According to data from Quang Nam province’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, the number of international visitors here over the recent holiday reached 89,000. It was nearly three times higher than the number of domestic visitors (31,000).

Aside from Quang Nam, other provinces throughout the country saw positive signals. Thua Thien – Hue welcomed 19,000 visitors, with 50% being foreigners. Over 58,000 tourists went to Da Nang, with 60% being international visitors. Khanh Hoa welcomed 355,000 tourists, with 11 international flights every day and more than 200 people per flight on average.

Meanwhile, the two biggest cities in the country, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, recorded international arrivals of 38,000 and 35,000 respectively. In Hanoi, the occupancy rate of foreign visitors reached nearly 30%. They are mainly from Japan, Germany, South Korea, and the US.

According to the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Departments of Tourism, due to the relatively short New Year’s Day, the number of domestic tourists was not high. The occupancy rate in tourist cities was just over 60%. Most people preferred staycation rather than long trips.

Recently, a Vietnam Airlines flight from Hong Kong arrived safely at Noi Bai airport (Hanoi). 

This is the first commercial flight connecting Hanoi and Hong Kong following a three-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ngo Tri Hung, the representative of Vietnam Airlines in Hong Kong, stated that Vietnam Airlines was the first Vietnamese airline to reopen regular commercial flights with Hong Kong.

He also stated that the Hanoi-Hong Kong flight route will operate three times per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays. Vietnam Airlines will consider boosting the frequency of service between these two destinations in the near future.

Vietnam is known to be Hong Kong’s eighth largest trading partner. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is the fifth largest investor in Vietnam.

Previously, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong-Hanoi route was formally discontinued beginning in February 2020.