Da Nang achieves full-year international tourist target in just 7 months

Da Nang City in central Vietnam has achieved its inbound tourist target for the whole year of 2024, receiving more than 2.5 million international visitors in the year to July, according to data released by the municipal Statistics Office.

Lodging facilities in this coastal city served an estimated 6.6 million tourists in the seven months, marking a 33-percent rise over the same period last year.

The number of foreign tourists grew over 34 percent year on year at 2.5 million, while that of domestic visitors expanded nearly 32 percent at 4.2 million.

The number of foreign tourists visiting Da Nang this year is expected to reach the pre-pandemic level of 3.5 million, according to Tran Van Vu, head of the Statistics Office.

South Korean visitors accounted for over 42 percent of total inbound tourists to Da Nang, followed by travelers from China, Thailand, the U.S., and India, Vu added.

The Da Nang Department of Tourism elaborated that the coastal city has actively promoted local tourism through various events, such as receiving fam-trip delegations and joining travel fairs.

The city’s tourism authority also facilitated the launch of new direct air services linking Da Nang with destinations in China, Indonesia, India, Japan, and Australia.

Mai Thi Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that aside from hosting a wide range of tourism events and festivals, the city has sought to diversify its tourism products and markets from such countries as India, Indonesia, and those in the Middle East.

The coastal Vietnamese city also promoted cruise, MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), and wedding tourism, Hai said.

Last year, Indonesian tourist arrivals in Da Nang exceeded 26,000, making up about 25 percent of all Indonesian visits to Vietnam.

Da Nang accounted for 60 percent of all Indian tourist visits to Vietnam.

Source: tuoitrenews.vn