Capital city gears up for tourist arrival surge

February 18, 2020 9:00 AM GMT+7

VGP - Accommodation facilities in the capital city have been asked to prepare to welcome more tourists this year.

Director of the municipal Tourism Department Tran Duc Hai asked accommodation establishments to prepare infrastructure and services and set reasonable room prices, especially during the F1 week, noting that they should prioritise long-term interests as visitors may return to Ha Noi for future events.

Although the acute respiratory disease caused by COVID-19 remains complex at present, the local tourism sector is still making thorough preparations to welcome tourists when the epidemic ends, he noted.

This year, Ha Noi will host an array of international political, sporting and tourism events, including the first F1 Viet Nam Grand Prix slated for early April, ASEAN meetings during Viet Nam’s chairmanship, celebrations of the city’s 1010th anniversary, and other big anniversaries.

These events provide a great chance to promote images of Viet Nam and Ha Noi.

According to the statistics, Ha Noi currently has 3,499 lodging facilities including hotels, condo-hotels, and hostels with a total of 60,812 rooms.

In addition, Ha Noi has a total of 20 standard food and beverage businesses and 24 standard shopping centers that provide the locals and visitors with diverse services including shopping, catering, entertainment, among others.

Aside from accommodation facilities, the Tourism Department also demanded travel, transportation, shopping and food service providers to improve their services to cater for visitors to the city.

Last year, Ha Noi has been one of 19 nominees for the title of “World’s Leading Destination City 2019” by World Travel Awards, the de facto “Oscar” of the tourism field.

The Ha Noi Department of Tourism has taken measures to boost tourism, promote the city’s image as well as expand the market and tighten inspection to ensure the favorable tourism environment./.-VNA

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