The number of foreign visitors to Hanoi in 2010 is estimated at 1.2 million, up 18.42% against 2009, while the number of domestic tourists to the city is expected to increase by 15.22% to 10.6 million.
The figure was given at a revision conference by the Hanoi Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 23.
In the National Tourism Year, Hanoi has launched various campaigns to improve the quality of tourism products such as the “Hanoians welcoming visitors†and “Green tourism yearâ€. The city also held the Thang Long-Hanoi international tourism and cuisine festivals and a contest for outstanding tourist guides.
To meet the target set for tourism development in 2011, Hanoi should focus more attention on managing tourist activities; promoting advertisement, both domestically and overseas; and improving staff training and tourism inspection, said Truong Minh Tien, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism.