On August 28, Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc - Director of the Department of Tourism of Thua Thien Hue province said that the tourism situation in this province during the National Day holiday September 2, 2024 (from August 30 to September 3) is the total number of tourists coming to Thua Thien Hue. forecast to reach 120,000 visits (up 22.4% compared to the same holiday, September 2, 2023); Revenue from tourism services is estimated at 132 billion VND.
Accordingly, staying visitors are forecast to reach 48,000 (an increase of 31.3% compared to the holiday of September 2, 2023), including about 16,500 international visitors (an increase of 54.3% compared to the holiday of September 2, 2023). The average room capacity of hotels reached about 64% (on August 31 and September 1, the room capacity of many accommodation establishments reached over 80%).
Most hotels in the center of Hue city, coastal resort hotels, lagoons and waterfall streams, homestays in Hue city, Phu Loc district and A Luoi district are almost full of guests booking rooms in these 2 days. .
The trend of tourists during this holiday is to travel in family groups by means of personal cars and trains, wanting to rest and experience exploring local culture and nature.
During the National Day holiday September 2 (from August 29 to September 3), Vietnam Railways Corporation has a policy of reducing ticket prices for groups and individual passengers, so it is forecast that the number of tourists traveling by train to and from Hue will increase. increased sharply.
During this holiday (from August 28 to September 3), Phu Bai International Airport plans to welcome 330 incoming and outgoing flights, transporting about 59,400 passengers. Besides, Vietnam Railway Corporation also plans to welcome about 13,000 arriving and departing passengers at Hue Station.
Particularly, the tourist train route Connecting Central Heritage Hue - Da Nang has about 3,500 guests registered to go during the holiday; On two days, August 31 and September 2, the trains on this route were full of passengers.
During the National Day holiday on September 2 this year, Vietnamese tourists and local people will receive free tickets when visiting Hue relics on September 2. Besides, the locality also organizes a number of cultural and sports activities to serve the local community and tourists.
Activities include: The 5th "Hue Jogging - running for the community" program with the theme "Hue is always new" from 4:00 a.m. on September 1 at the Square of Thua Thien Hue Provincial Administrative Urban Area; The 35th traditional boat racing tournament in Thua Thien Hue province on the Huong River from 6:30 a.m. on September 2; Art performances at the Imperial City Walking Street on weekend nights.
At relic attractions under the management of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, plans for selling tickets and regulating visitors at crowded tourist spots as well as arranging art performance activities are also prepared. services to serve visitors.
"On this occasion, resort hotels in the province will have on-site culinary experience activities and local traditional craft products for tourists" - Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc emphasized.
