On May 1, speaking with Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Pham Nguyen Hong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (VH-TT-DL) of Thanh Hoa province, said that during the April 30 and May 1 holidays, the locality welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists to visit and relax.
Tourists jostle to swim at Sam Son beach during the April 30 and May 1 holidays
During the 5-day holiday (from April 27 to May 1), visitors to Thanh Hoa reached about 1,520,000, an increase of 27.2% compared to the same period in 2023. Total tourism revenue reached about 3,805 billion VND, an increase of 32.8% over the same period.
Some tourist areas and destinations welcomed a large number of tourists, such as: Sam Son welcomed 905,000 visitors; Nghi Son town: 86,700 visitors; Hai Tien: 89,800 visitors; Thanh Hoa city 65,600 visitors; Pu Luong tourist area 62,500 visitors; Ho Dynasty Citadel 11,700 visitors; Lam Kinh: 9,200 visitors; Ben En 3,400 visitors; Ban Ma 3,700 visitors...
Tourists visit Lam Kinh Special National Relic Site on April 29.
Notably, out of more than 1.5 million visitors, coastal tourist destinations in Thanh Hoa such as Sam Son, Hai Tien, Hai Hoa... have had nearly 1.1 million visitors coming to relax and swim. Especially the coastal city of Sam Son, on average every day this place welcomes nearly 200 thousand tourists.
Accumulated from the beginning of 2024 to present, the total number of visitors to Thanh Hoa province reached 4,843,000, an increase of 14% over the same period in 2023; total tourism revenue reached 7,338.5 billion VND, an increase of 26.9% over the same period in 2023.
In 2024, Thanh Hoa province aims to welcome 13.8 million visitors, with total tourism revenue reaching VND32,387 billion. To achieve the above results, Thanh Hoa tourism industry has constantly innovated, renewed and perfected the province's three main product lines including sea tourism, spiritual cultural tourism, and community eco-tourism.
In order to stimulate demand and attract tourists, in 2024, Thanh Hoa tourism industry will coordinate to organize 145 events, including 85 cultural events, 30 sports events and 30 tourism events that will be held throughout 2024, contributing to realizing the message "Thanh Hoa Tourism - Four Seasons of Fragrance", creating a widespread effect, attracting the attention of people and tourists.
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