Hanoi Tourism Festival is attractive with experiences

With many authentic and attractive experiences, from visiting Hanoi through virtual reality technology, culinary experiences to pickleball experiences, Hanoi Tourism Festival attracts a large number of visitors during the weekend.

On the evening of May 30, at the World Cultural Heritage Site of Thang Long Imperial Citadel (Ba Dinh District, Hanoi), the Hanoi Department of Tourism held the opening ceremony of the Hanoi Tourism Festival 2025 with the theme "Experience Hanoi 2025".

In recent times, Hanoi tourism has achieved many impressive results. In the first 5 months of 2025, the total number of tourists to Hanoi is estimated at 12.77 million, up 10.9% over the same period in 2024. Total revenue from tourists is estimated at 51,940 billion VND, up 14.1% over the same period last year.

Hanoi Tourism Festival 2025 is a specific activity to further promote the development of the capital's tourism industry, aiming to welcome 31 million tourists in 2025.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang said that with the policy of "taking tourists as the center", Hanoi is constantly improving the tourism environment, enhancing service quality, diversifying products and promoting digital transformation, aiming to build the capital into a "livable, friendly and creative city" - a leading cultural tourism destination in Asia and the world. In particular, Hanoi Tourism Festival is a major annual tourism promotion event of the city.

Traditional art performance on the opening night of the Festival.

Over the years, the program has introduced many new, diverse, unique and attractive tourism products. This is also an opportunity to strengthen the connection between tourism, culture and people, thereby attracting domestic and international tourists to the capital and affiliated localities.

Hanoi Tourism Festival 2025 brings together 150 booths of leading tourism businesses, localities nationwide and many international organizations. With a focus on experiential activities, the Festival is organized with many rich and unique contents such as: "Hanoi Destination" experience space; Business connection space; Space to introduce and experience traditional crafts; Hanoi culinary experience space; Space to connect Hanoi and provinces and cities with international friends; Space to experience and explore Hanoi tourism through technology... In particular, in the Hanoi experience area through virtual reality technology, visitors will be able to explore many famous places that have been integrated with modern technology.

In addition, the festival also has a space to connect travel agencies - hotels, introduce tourism products to stimulate demand; a space to connect Hanoi tourism with provinces, cities and international friends; a Hanoi culinary space, introducing traditional dishes such as: Pho, shrimp cakes, coffee, lotus tea, sticky rice and sweet soup... along with creative dishes; a sports space, experiencing high-class sports such as golf, pickleball; activities to demonstrate skills and artifacts of artisans of craft villages, vividly recreating the quintessence of traditional culture...

Taking place from May 30 to June 1, the Festival is not only an opportunity to explore the culture and tourism of the Capital, "hunt" for promotional tours but also a meaningful entertainment spot for families on the occasion of International Children's Day June 1.

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