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Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi Department of Tourism has decided to concentrate resources on promoting the domestic tourism market this year and will prepare to welcome international arrivals when conditions allow. The goal was unveiled at a conference held by the Department of Tourism on January 20 to deploy tasks for 2021. According to the department's Director Dang Huong Giang, it has compiled three growth scenarios for the sector. One projects an early recovery that allows Hanoi to welcome 15.34 million domestic visitors, double the figure in 2020. An early recovery would mean the normal operation of services and accommodation facilities, with average occupancy exceeding 45 percent.      The sector has also set out an overall target of catering to between 13.16 and 19.4 million tourists, including 10.96-15.34 million domestic visitors. Products to be launched to stimulate domestic tourism will cover key destinations in the capital such as the Thang Long Ancient … [Read more...] about Hanoi to focus on fuelling domestic tourism in 2021

Hanoi unveiled its first walking street in Hoan Kiem District in 2004, covering only five streets at the time. By 2021, Hoan Kiem walking streets have been expanded to cover a much larger area, including dozens of streets near the iconic Sword Lake and the Old Quarter. … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans new pedestrian street near Thien Quang Lake

At a meeting with Hai Ba Trung District’s authorities on Wednesdays, the municipal Party Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue agreed the district’s proposal on the establishment of a pedestrian street around Thien Quang Lake to help develop the local tourism sector. … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans to open another pedestrian street

Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, Vu The Binh said that Hanoi has not been a real tourist destination, but a transit-place for visitors before travelling to other attractions. The capital should focus on organizing big events and activities to attract travelers, especially local tourists. … [Read more...] about Hanoi seeks measures to help tourism recover

Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi is exerting all-out efforts to disburse 93 percent of 2020 public investment by the end of this month, making it to the top performers in the nation, heard at a meeting on January 20. The meeting between Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ha Minh Hai and leaders of the Hanoi State Treasury was about the agency’s collection and spending of State budget in 2021. To achieve the goal, Hai requested concerned authorities to focus more on public investment disbursement. The municipal State Treasury must better coordinate with other sectors to promptly address problems in order to accelerate the disbursement progress, he said, adding that it should also effectively promote public administrative reforms and make use of information technology to cut procedures businesses and organisations are required to fulfill. Regarding tasks for this year, the vice mayor asked the agency to be among pioneers in digital … [Read more...] about Hanoi strives to disburse 93 percent of public investment by Jan. 31