During the Lunar New Year Festival 2016, the number of visitors to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa made a very sharp rise, bringing a big turnover for the province...
During the Lunar New Year Festival 2016, the number of visitors to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa made a very sharp rise, bringing a big turnover for the province.
From February 8 to 14 (the second day to the seventh day of the lunar new year), Nha Trang welcomed 213,595 visitors (a 10% rise year-on-year), including 48,261 international ones (12.2% up). The total turnover was more than VND405 billion, increasing by 12.99% year-on-year, reported Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
During the time, 3-5 star hotels were full. Room occupation reached 80% - 90% in hotels of 2 stars and under.
Island tours still enjoyed a large number of visitors. Specifically, 73,136 visited Vinpearl Land; 16,000 visited Monkey Island and Hoa Lan Stream Island; 30,000 took 4-island tours from Cau Da Port, etc.
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| Tourists waiting in long line to visit Vinpearl Land. |
| On Lunar New Year Festival 2016, the number of Chinese visitors to Nha Trang saw a sharp rise. From the first day to the seventh day of the monkey year, about 25,200 Chinese tourists came to Nha Trang, mostly from cities of Kunming, Chengdu, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Zhejiang and Guangzhou. The number of visitors from Russia, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, Western Europe, Northern America made a slight increase or the same year-on-year. |
Other tourist destinations also received a large number of visitors, for example, Yang Bay: 10,000, Nhan Tam: 4,000, Thap Ba Hot Spring: 15,000, I-Resort Nha Trang: 18,375, 100-Egg Mud Bath: 7,200, Ponagar Temple: 70,000, Hon Chong: 20,000…
On the first day of the lunar new year, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a welcome to the first cruise ship to the city. The ship, named Volendam from Holland, carried 1,400 passenger, a crew of 600. 600 of the passengers took sight-seeing tours in Nha Trang. Cam Ranh International Airport welcomed 182 international flights carry tourists from many countries and territories to Nha Trang like China, Russia, Korea, Hong Kong, etc.
According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, during the Lunar New Year Festival, hotels and tourist destinations organized a lot of international activities and promotions for tourists. Especially, more 20 hotels and resorts from 3 to 5 stars started operation on this occasion.
Order and security in the city were kept well. Tourist businesses strictly implemented regulations on fire prevention, security, food safety. Security and safety for tourists were ensured. No unfortunate problems happened.
N.T
Translated by T.T
