(VOVWORLD) -More than 8.6 million tourists, including more than 211,000 foreigners, visited Hanoi between January and June, nearly tripling the figure in the same period last year.
 Hanoi eyes to welcome over 30 million visitors, including 7 foreigners, by 2025. (Photo: VNA)
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The city's total tourism revenue in the first half of 2022 amounted to 1.08 billion USD, more than three times higher than the first six months of 2021.
Local hotels rated 1-5 stars recorded an average occupation rate of over 30% during the period, up 6.11% year-on-year.
The capital city of Hanoi, home to 24 recognised tourist destinations, is offering a series of enticing products to attract tourists given its reopening of the local tourism industry. These include night tours at Hoa Lo Prison and Thang Long ancient citadel; a northern mountainous wet market program at Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay township; and Hanoi City Tour by double-decker buses. The city has also launched many tourism exhibitions, trade fairs, and festivals.
Hanoi eyes to welcome over 30 million visitors, including 7 million foreigners, by 2025, according to the municipal Party Committee’ draft conclusion on tourism development for 2016-2020 and following years.