Eat freely and choose great gifts at Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival

Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival officially opens with art night - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

More than 80 booths with a variety of delicious dishes and impressive gifts from the capital were introduced to visitors at the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2025.

With the theme "Hanoi - World Heritage Destination", the festival recreates the capital's heritage spaces such as: the Old Quarter, Hanoi Old Street; the world heritage site of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam; experience craft villages, traditional craft performances...

Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism speaking at the event - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Speaking at the event, Ms. Dang Huong Giang - Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism - said that in 2024, the capital's tourism industry will continue to play the role of an economic sector with great influence with strong growth in both quality and quantity.

The total number of tourists to Hanoi reached over 27.8 million, including over 6.3 million international visitors. Total revenue from tourists reached about 110,000 billion VND.

"This year's program with the theme "Hanoi Tourism - World Heritage Destination" honors the cultural heritage values ​​of the capital.

Through tourism gifts to tell stories about heritage values, encourage tourists to experience and preserve memories, thereby spreading the love of Hanoi to domestic and international friends," Ms. Giang shared.

Tourists visit Thanh Lieu woodblock carving booth - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

The program also opens up opportunities to promote and further improve the quality of service for domestic and international tourists. This year, there are more than 80 booths participating in the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival.

Here, visitors can find typical products of the capital's traditional craft villages such as Bat Trang pottery, Van Phuc silk, Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan weaving, Ha Thai lacquerware, and Lang Vong green rice flakes.

Along with that, the culinary introduction space will bring visitors delicious Hanoi dishes and food tours right at the festival.

Attractive tours and tourist routes during the summer are introduced to tourists - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Director of Asia Gate Travel Company - shared that the company offers people and tourists many preferential travel programs this summer, especially international tours.

"This year, group tours are much better than last year. In the first 3 months of the year alone, the number of group tours has doubled compared to the same period last year. The most popular destination for this type of tourist is still China, along with Japan and Thailand," said Mr. Dung.

By chance, passing by Tran Nhan Tong walking street, Ms. Laura Maso (a Spanish tourist) was surprised by the products bearing strong cultural identity at the gift festival. Especially the handmade products were made very meticulously.

"During my time in Hanoi, I enjoyed many delicious dishes. I really liked chicken pho and pho cuon," Laura shared.

During the festival, many intangible cultural heritages of the capital that have been recognized by UNESCO such as Ca Tru singing, Ai Lao singing and dancing, Do singing, Dao Thuc water puppetry, etc. will be reproduced to promote to tourists.

The festival takes place from April 11 to April 13 at the walking street of Tran Nhan Tong street.

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