(Dan Tri) - On the first day of the new year 2024, thousands of tourists "entering" Da Nang, Hoi An, and Quy Nhon were warmly welcomed by the tourism industry of famous destinations on the Central region's tourism map.
On the morning of January 1, at Da Nang International Airport, the city's Department of Tourism held a ceremony to welcome 140 tourists from Hanoi to visit and travel on the first day of the new year 2024.
Da Nang gives flowers and gifts to lucky passengers on the first flight of 2024 (Photo: Hoai Son).
In addition to the above flight, the city also held a ceremony to welcome two other flights at the international arrival terminal with nearly 300 passengers from Incheon (Korea) and Narita (Japan). According to the Da Nang Department of Tourism, on the first day of 2024, Da Nang International Airport welcomed 112 domestic and international flights, estimated at more than 15,500 passengers, of which the number of international flights is expected to be 50, estimated at about 7,500 passengers. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai An - Deputy Director of the Da Nang Department of Tourism - said that today's 3 flights will open a new journey for the city's tourism industry in 2024 with much excitement and expectations for recovery. During the 3-day New Year holiday in 2024 alone, the city welcomed nearly 450 international and domestic flights, an increase of 10% compared to 2023. This shows the strong growth of flights to Da Nang, proving that this is a favorite destination for domestic and foreign tourists. "With the efforts and expectations of the industry and the tourism business community, I think that Da Nang tourism in 2024 will grow even stronger," said Ms. An. According to Ms. An, the biggest goal of the tourism industry in 2024 is to welcome 8.43 million visitors. The city has planned to promote, advertise, and expand flight routes. The city also opens up new directions for the industry such as wedding tourism, developing MICE tourism products, and golf tourism. The first guests, especially many international guests, to Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh) felt very excited with the warm welcome of the people of the "land of martial arts and literature" on the first day of the new year 2024. The welcoming ceremony for the first visitors to Binh Dinh was held at Phu Cat airport.
Mr. Jeremy, a French tourist visiting Binh Dinh for the first time (Photo: Doan Cong).
As soon as he landed at Phu Cat Airport (Binh Dinh), Jeremy (French) was very surprised and excited to be warmly welcomed by the tourism industry of Binh Dinh province. "This is the first time I have come to Binh Dinh to attend a friend's wedding. I find this place extremely beautiful and poetic. You have a long and beautiful coastline. In particular, the food in Vietnam is very delicious, I really like it. I have 3 days in Binh Dinh so I will take the opportunity to explore this beautiful land", Jeremy shared.
The first visitors arrived in Binh Dinh via Phu Cat Airport (Photo: Doan Cong).
Meanwhile, Ms. Pham Thi Nhu Trang (from Singapore) shared: "I am very happy to feel the bustling New Year's Day, seeing Binh Dinh tourism developing very well. I wish the province's tourism to develop more and more, customers will be more and more satisfied. I wish you all a successful and happy New Year 2024". Mr. Tran Van Thanh, Director of Binh Dinh Provincial Department of Tourism, said: "We want to send to tourists nationwide the sincerity, warmth and hospitality of Binh Dinh people. I hope that in 2024, Vietnam's tourism industry in general and Binh Dinh in particular will reap more success". Mr. Thanh added that in 2024, Binh Dinh province will organize many large-scale cultural and sporting events, including the Formula 1 Powerboat Race - F1H20 and the Binh Dinh International Professional Aquabike Championship 2024, which will be held for the first time in Vietnam. This will be a breakthrough highlight to attract a large number of domestic and foreign visitors to Binh Dinh. A group of 19 tourists from Italy "broke ground" in Hoi An ancient town , Quang Nam in the new year 2024. Hoi An city leaders held a warm welcome to welcome visitors. The weather on the first day of the new year in Hoi An was rainy, many people considered this a good omen, signaling a "bumper harvest" year for Hoi An tourism industry.
Representatives of Hoi An city leaders welcomed a group of Italian guests to Hoi An ancient town in the new year 2024 (Photo: Ngo Linh).
Mr. Andree (an Italian tourist) said that he felt very happy and touched by the warm welcome from the people and leaders of Hoi An city. Mr. Andree had just traveled from Ho Chi Minh City to Hoi An, this ancient city gave him a peaceful and quiet experience. "When I heard people say that rain is a symbol of luck, a good omen for the first day of the year, a good feeling arose in me. From now on, I love rain, especially on this first morning of the new year," Mr. Andree shared.
On the occasion of New Year's Day, Hoi An City organized many unique cultural and folk art activities, attracting a large number of tourists to participate in the experience such as the first Quang Nam culinary culture festival in 2023 with the theme "Quang Nam's delicious dishes", the tea offering ceremony to celebrate the new year 2024. Mr. Nguyen Van Lanh - Vice Chairman of Hoi An City - said that in 2023, the revenue from tickets to the ancient town reached 195 billion VND, tickets to Bay Mau coconut forest 25 billion VND, tickets to visit Cu Lao Cham 13 billion VND, tickets to visit Tra Que vegetable village 1 billion VND.
Foreign tourists visit Hoi An ancient town (Photo: Ngo Linh).
In 2023, Hoi An city's ticket revenue reached about 234 billion VND, the tourism - service - trade industry has strongly recovered. The number of visitors in 2023 is estimated at 4 million, 2 times higher than the same period, reaching 165.36% of the plan. Of which, international visitors reached 3 million, reaching 327.63% over the same period, Vietnamese visitors reached 1 million, equal to 76.89% over the same period.
Tourists watch a handicraft demonstration in Hoi An (Photo: Ngo Linh).
"The city has made great efforts to build a safe and friendly destination and today Hoi An is very excited to welcome the first international delegation to visit. In 2023, Hoi An city was very honored and proud to officially join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Crafts and Folk Arts. In the new year 2024, the leaders and people of Hoi An city are determined to successfully achieve the set goals and tasks," said Mr. Nguyen Van Lanh - Vice Chairman of Hoi An City.
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