According to the information from the Hanoi Tourism Department, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2017 (from 26/1 – 30/1/2017), the total number of tourists to the capital is over 230,000 visitors, an increase of 7.5% compared with the same period last year. In particular, international tourist arrivals are over 62,000 (mostly Korean tourists, China, Japan, France, Malaysia, Spain, …); domestic tourists 168,000 people. Total revenue from tourists during the Tet holiday reached 731 billion VND.
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The sightseeing attractions in the Lunar New Year 2017 is the area of cultural tourism and festivals such as the Temple of Literature; Ngoc Son Temple; Museum of Ethnology; Quan Thanh Temple; Tran Quoc Pagoda; and Hoa Lo Prison.