Nearly 1 million people and tourists visited and had fun at destinations in Ho Chi Minh City, with tourism revenue of about 3,235 billion VND during the April 30 and May 1 holidays.
At noon on April 30, Saigontourist Travel welcomed 654 passengers of the Azamara Journey ship (belonging to Azamara Cruises) arriving at Nha Rong - Khanh Hoi port. The multinational group of guests including Americans, Germans, British, Canadians... stayed in Vietnam for 2 days, visiting Ho Chi Minh City and My Tho City ( Tien Giang province).
In Ho Chi Minh City, visitors can visit Ben Thanh Market, Binh Tay Market, learn to cook Vietnamese dishes; experience making sand paintings and traditional coffee making activities; take a Jeep to see Ho Chi Minh City at night and enjoy street food ; go to the Water Bus pier to take a sunset cruise on the Saigon River; take the Les Rives speedboat to visit Can Gio with monkey island, bat lagoon, crocodiles; take the speedboat to Ben Dinh - Cu Chi to visit Cu Chi tunnels; go to the rooftop of the Majestic Hotel to see the panoramic view of the Saigon River and enjoy 5-star services...
In My Tho City (Tien Giang Province), tourists can visit Tien River, Thoi Son Islet, stop by a bee farm to enjoy honey tea and garden fruits, cycle on village roads, listen to traditional music, row a boat in Vam Chua canal...
On the afternoon of April 30, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism informed that during the April 30 and May 1 holidays, there were about 969,000 people and tourists visiting and having fun at destinations in the area, an increase of 2% over the same period.
Of which, domestic tourists are nearly 325,000, up 1.6% over the same period in 2023; international visitors are about 54,000, up 12.5% over the same period... Guests staying at accommodation establishments are estimated at about 200,000, up 11% over the same period in 2023. Room occupancy is estimated at 75%, up 2.7% over the same period. Total revenue during the holiday is about 3,235 billion VND, up 3.4% over the same period.
THI HONG
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