The attraction that makes foreign tourists to Ho Chi Minh City book street increase dramatically

TPO - Recently, the number of foreign tourists coming to Ho Chi Minh City's book street has increased dramatically.

TPO - Recently, the number of foreign tourists coming to Ho Chi Minh City's book street has increased dramatically.

Ho Chi Minh City Book Street is an attractive destination for foreign tourists. The number of visitors to the book street in 2024 is estimated to increase by about 20% compared to 2023. The number of visitors has gradually increased since the end of 2024 until now, especially international visitors. The number of domestic and international tourists coming to the book street has increased by about 30%, especially according to many bookstores, foreign visitors currently account for 50% every day.

The appeal of the book street is due to the rich variety of books, beautiful printing, many bilingual books, many pictures and postcards about Vietnam and professional, friendly service style.

Foreign visitors are overwhelming the book street.

Hunting for Vietnamese books

Many old books in English, French, German, Chinese...

This female tourist bought quite a lot of old books.

Book Street becomes a sightseeing and shopping stop for foreign youth

Traveling to Vietnam's book street is a beautiful memory

Book street staff said that the sudden increase in visitors to the book street is due to the fact that many travel guidebooks have recently praised the book street in Vietnam. In addition, Vietnam Book Street often appears on the travel introduction pages on social networks of famous Tiktokers and Youtubers.

The recent Tet At Ty Book Festival in Ho Chi Minh City attracted more than 1 million visitors and shoppers, with revenue reaching more than 11 billion VND, creating a strong impression on the media.

In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City's tourism industry aims to welcome 8.5 million international visitors, an increase of 40% compared to last year. Cultural tourism, including book street tourism, is growing every day.

Many books introducing Vietnam in English are published.

Older tourists are interested in the book street.

Foreign children enjoy souvenirs and folk toys

Handmade books attract buyers

Tourists are engrossed in taking photos and filming to post on social networks, making Vietnam's book street increasingly famous.

Mr. Tri, a long-time bookseller, said: "Books with many Vietnamese pictures and photos sell very well. Images of daily life to paintings by famous artists such as To Ngoc Van, Bui Xuan Phai... attract many tourists' attention."

Ho Chi Minh City Book Street is bustling from 8am to 9pm every day, an open address welcoming international friends to visit and shop all year round.

Tran Nguyen Anh

Source: https://tienphong.vn/dieu-hap-dan-khien-du-khach-nuoc-ngoai-den-duong-sach-tphcm-tang-dot-bien-post1727930.tpo