Published:  15:36 Thursday - May 02, 2013

The number of tourist arrivals increased sharply during the past five-day holiday in celebration of National Reunification Day and May Day.

They were attracted to wide range of cultural activities, such as Lao Cai’s festival in the clouds, Quang Ninh’s Ha Long Carnival, Hai Phong’s Do Son- the Calling Sea, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An’s sea tourism festivals, Thua Thien Hue’s traditional craft festival, Danang’s International Fireworks Festival, and many other places of interest like Nha Trang, Da Lat, Mui Ne, Can Tho, Vung Tau and Phong Nha-Ke Bang received a large number of visitors.

According to initial reports, the number of tourist arrivals in Nha Trang was estimated at 90,000 and those in Vung Tau, over 80,000, nearly 30 percent higher than last year’s figure.

In the island district of Ly Son, Quang Ngai province, visitors enjoyed attending the Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers and a ceremony held by the local administration to receive a national cultural intangible heritage certificate.

Nguyen Cong Hoan, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Redtour, said the company served around 5,000 customers during the holiday, including 3,000 on out-bound tours to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar at reasonable prices.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) held by the Vietnam Tourism Association offered a 20-percent discount for some 6,000 tours.

VOV Online