Visitors to Hanoi gain a spike thanks to expanding pedestrian streets
Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism Do Dinh Hong believed that the pilot of opening more walking area around Hoan Kiem Lake from September 1 is an important event to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the capital this year.
Hanoi People`s Committee started to pilot opening more walking area around Hoan Kiem Lake from September 1.
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The total number of visitors to Hanoi reached about 207,236 arrivals, up 22% compared to the same period in 2015, and the city gained 526 billion VND from tourism revenues, up 22% compared to the same period of 2015.
Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism Do Dinh Hong said, alone on September 2, the number of foreign tourists to Hanoi reached 7,603 arrivals, an increase of 26% over the same period. Domestic visitors were approximately 65,000 arrivals, up 41% over the same period. Hanoi city welcomed about 72,603 tourists in this National Day, up 39% over the same period last year, and the total income from tourism reached about 185 billion VND, up 41% over the same period a year ago.
The strong growth of tourists to Hanoi pointed out the initial positive and impressive result of the pedestrian streets pilot around Hoan Kiem Lake.
The area around Hoan Kiem Lake during this National Day welcomed more crowded tourists than the past holidays, Director of the municipal Tourism Department Do Dinh Hong noted.
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Hanoi People's Committee started to pilot opening more walking area around Hoan Kiem Lake from September 1.
The streets include Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Lai, Le Thach, Dinh Le, Nguyen Xi, Trang Tien (from Ngo Quyen to Dinh Tien Hoang), Hang Khay, Le Thai To, Hang Trong (from St. Joseph’s Cathedral to Le Thai To), Nha Tho and the Cathedral square.
The piloted period will run until the Lunar New Year (Tet) Holiday 2017.
The first pedestrian streets in Hanoi - Hang Ngang, Hang Dao, Hang Duong and Dong Xuan in the Old Quarter - were inaugurated in 2004, where visitors could walk, shop and sample street foods.
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