A kite festival at East Sea park in Da Nang (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA)

Hanoi organized activities to celebrate the national holiday, including a gift festival, inauguration of the Son Tay ancient fortress pedestrian zone, and the Ba Vi Festival. The capital city welcomed more than 550,000 visitors, including 2,000 foreigners.

During the 4-day holiday Thue Thien-Hue province attracted 45,000 tourists, including 28,000 people who stayed overnight, filling local hotels almost to capacity.

Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Director of Thua Thien-Hue’s Tourism Department, said the province held the Thuan An Sea Festival, the A Luoi Highlands Festival, the cuisine festival, and a Night at the Royal Citadel.  

“Hue city organized multiple activities to celebrate National Reunification Day and International Labor Day.  Since Vietnam reopened tourism, domestic travel has increased, which has given tourism businesses the confidence to invest in new business activities and given related sectors an opportunity to recover,” said Phuc. 

Sa Pa town in Lao Cai province received 98,000 visitors, 122% more than in 2019 and 225% more than in 2021.

Visitors poured into Da Nang city during the 4-day holiday to attend cultural and art events. Da Nang received over 250,000 tourists, including 7,400 foreigners, which was 16 times more than in 2021.

Thanh Hoa province received 900.000 visitors, including 580,000 people who stayed overnight. Thanh Hoa’s principal tourist attractions are Sam Son beach, Hai Tien beach, and the Pu Luong tourism complex.