04:03, 31/03/2020

Coronavirus impact costs VND5,400b in damages in tourism

In the first quarter of 2020, Khanh Hoa received around 644,000 tourist arrivals, down by 58.6% compared with  the same period last year...

In the first quarter of 2020, Khanh Hoa received around 644,000 tourist arrivals, down by 58.6% compared with  the same period last year. The tourists included 415,360 foreigners, down by 52.6%; local ones: 229,500, down by 66.3%. The drop in foreign tourists was mostly from China, South Korea and Russia, according to Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism.
 
The hotel room capacity was only at 24.5%. Some hotels have been closed from early March due to travel slump as a result of the COVID-19. Damages in tourism revenue caused by the coronavirus crisis in Khanh Hoa are expected to be VND5,400 billion.
 

 

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The coronavirus causes a sharp decline in the number of international visitors to Khanh Hoa.
 
X.T
Translated by N.T