4:26:26 PM | 28/2/2013
The captial city is expected to welcome 15.5 million tourists, including 2.25 million overseas arrivals in 2013, according to Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Mai Tien Dung.
During the traditional Lunar New Year, the capital city received 2.08 million tourists, including 60,000 foreigners, representing a year-on-year increase of 11%.
In spite of the global economic recession, Ha Noi served 2.1 million foreign visitors, posting a year-on-year increase of 11.3% and one-third of all foreign visitors to Viet Nam.
Meanwhile, around 12.3 million domestic guests flocked to the captial city.
Ha Noi ranked second in a list of 100 international cities with good hotel services, which was surveyed by the leading tourism website Trivago.
The capital city also entered the Top 10 most attractive destinations in Asia of Smart Travel Asia, a Hong Kong online tourist magazine.
Ha Noi was also named the best destination in Viet Nam for city life by Lonely Planet Traveller, the world’s famous tourist magazine.
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