The whole country welcomed 3 million tourists during the September 2nd holiday.

The 4-day September 2 holiday is considered the final peak of the 2024 summer tourist season. To ensure tourism activities during the holiday, on August 28, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism issued Official Dispatch No. 1887/CDLQGVN-VP to the Departments of Tourism and Culture, Sports and Tourism of provinces and centrally run cities requesting them to prepare conditions to welcome guests; strengthen inspection work, ensure safety in tourism activities; monitor and strictly handle violations by organizations and individuals in complying with the law on tourism business; organize events to stimulate demand, promote, protect the environment, food safety; improve quality and professionalism in serving tourists...

The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Official Dispatch No. 84/TTr-DL dated August 9, 2024 on strengthening the inspection and examination of tourism activities during the National Day holiday on September 2 and a warning document for tourists.

Implementing the directives of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the State Departments of Tourism in localities across the country have issued directives and instructions to businesses and owners of tourism service establishments in the area on ensuring security and safety in organizing tourism activities during the National Day holiday on September 2.

International tourist arrivals increased

During this year's National Day holiday, the number of international tourists to key tourist destinations increased, a positive sign for the inbound tourism season from next October. International guests mainly come from the markets of Korea, China, Taiwan, India, Europe, and the US with a stay of about 4-5 nights.

Fansipan attracts many tourists during holidays (Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper)

Some typical localities: Da Nang wish to welcome 91,000 number of visitors (up 15.3%); Hanoi wish to welcome more 58,900 turns (up 35.8%); Khanh Hoa received 254 international flights with over 48,000 number of visitors; Ho Chi Minh City wish to welcome 38,800 number of visitors (up 3.2% over the same period); Ba Ria - Vung Tau welcomes 25,560 number of visitors; Thua Thien Hue wish to welcome 16,000 number of guests staying (up 54.3%); Kien Giang wish to welcome 15,570 number of visitors (up 271.4%); Lao Cai wish to welcome more 13,470 turn, up 46.4%…

Many new tourism products attract tourists

To best meet the needs of tourists for sightseeing, entertainment and relaxation, localities have coordinated with local tourism businesses to proactively innovate and build diverse and attractive tourism products, while organizing many cultural events, festivals, arts, promotional programs, accompanying service packages, etc. to attract and increase spending and length of stay of tourists.

Notably, in Moc Chau (Son La), the Independence Day atmosphere filled the streets with xoè dances and dances... Than Uyen (Lai Chau) with the program "Sparkling colors of Than Uyen". The Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village (Hanoi) with the highland market "Happy Independence Day". Mu Cang Chai (Yen Bai) with the art program "Shape of the country" and organized the Son Tra Festival. Ba Den Mountain (Tay Ninh) was bustling with tourist activities "hunting for white cloud hats", Chhay dam drum dance, pentatonic music and especially the flag-raising ceremony to celebrate National Day held on the mountain top, imbued with the spirit of national pride...

In tourist centers, tourism activities are very vibrant and bustling with many new attractive products such as: Han River cruise experience, paragliding experience to see Da Nang from above, cyclo tour to explore the beauty of Da Nang at night; Ho Chi Minh City opens a new double-decker bus tour and opens Sky Garden Commercial - Food Street; Bo Cap Vang Tourist Area (Dong Nai) launches an additional artificial waterfall Bliss (Bliss Waterfall0); Da Lat launches an art tourism map (Dalat Art Map)...

Due to the basically favorable weather in all three regions, the indicators of customer service and total revenue from tourists in the provinces/cities all increased significantly compared to the same period last year. Some localities recorded high increases such as Binh Thuan with more than 3 times the total number of visitors.

Specifically, Ho Chi Minh City welcome and service 980,000 number of visitors (up 2% compared to the same period in 2023); Hanoi: 672,900 number of visits (up 5%); Hai Phong: 580,000 turn; Khanh Hoa: 578,219 number of visits (up 2%); Ba Ria - Vung Tau: 555,984 number of visits (up 4.0%); Quang Ninh: 455,000 turns (up 19%); Thanh Hoa: 395,700 turns (up 20.4%); Binh Thuan: 385,000 number of visits (3.3 times increase); Nghe An: 320,000 turns (up 19%); Da Nang: 308,000 turns (up 21.2%); Lao Cai: 196,500 turn; Kien Giang: 159,176 turns (up 25.6%); Lam Dong: 132,000 number of visits (up 10%); Thua Thien Hue: 130,000 number of visits (up 32.7%)…

Many tourists choose Ha Long as an ideal destination for the September 2nd holiday this year (Photo: Quang Ninh Newspaper)

The early preparation of travel service businesses, along with the continued application of the stimulus program "Vietnamese people travel to Vietnam - Vietnam I love", and the implementation of promotional and discount programs have contributed to creating a vibrant final holiday season of the year.

High-end tourist accommodation systems in famous tourist destinations such as Ha Long, Da Nang, and Binh Thuan have offered many promotions and no surcharges during holidays to attract tourists.

For air transport, the total number of flights provided during the holiday is estimated at more than 4,250 flights, an average of 840 flights/day, an increase of 3.5% over the same period in 2023. The Railway industry served about 130,000 train passengers, an increase of about 10% over the same period in 2023. On the peak day (August 30), there were 10 trains on the North-South route: 5 Hanoi - Saigon flights, 01 Hanoi - Da Nang flight, 02 Hanoi - Dong Hoi flights, 02 Hanoi - Vinh flights.

It can be said that this year's National Day holiday has ended with positive results in tourism activities. Domestic tourism continues to have high growth, international tourism is gradually regaining growth momentum. This is a positive signal for the year-end tourist season and the inbound tourist season of Vietnam tourism.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/ca-nuoc-don-3-trieu-luot-khach-du-lich-dip-nghi-le-2-9-20240904074341745.htm