Da Nang welcomes 742,500 visitors in first two months
The central city of Da Nang welcomed about 742,500 visitors, including 195,300 foreign ones, in the first two months of this year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.
Linh Ung pagoda - a tourist attraction in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA)꧋ – The central city of Da Nang welcomed about 742,500 visitors, including195,300 foreign ones, in the first two months of this year, according to thecity’s Department of Tourism.
The figure is 4.7times higher than that of the same period last year and accounts for 90.4% ofthe same period in 2019 before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number offoreign visitors to the city in the first two months is 49 times higher thanthat of last year while the number of domestic visitors increases 3.5 times.
The central city of Da Nang welcomed about 742,500 visitors, including 195,300 foreign ones, in the first two months of this year. (Photo: badaonang.vn)
The city got atourism revenue of 4.374 trillion VND (184.5 million USD) which increases 1.7times than that of the same period last year and is over 21% higher than thatof the same period in 2019. Despite positivesigns of tourism recovery, the city’s tourism sector is still facing majorchallenges in finance, human resources, and infrastructure. Last year, DaNang attracted 3.69 million visitors with 483,000 foreign ones, and gained arevenue of nearly 8.9 trillion VND from tourism activities./.
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