Visitor at Noi Bai International Airport. Ha Noi attracted more than one million visitors in the firgs quarter of this year. — Photo VNA

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — More than one million international visitors arrived in Ha Noi in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of 25 per cent.

The number of domestic visitors to the capital city also increased sharply to 4.6 million, seven per cent higher than the same period last year, reported the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism. The city's tourist revenue, as of March 31, was more than VND16 trillion (US$716.5 million), 13 per cent higher than the same period in 2015.

The department said the city's tourism industry had been gradually improving the service quality, creating tourism products and attracting more funds for the sector.

In addition, Ha Noi has also offered promotional programmes that have enabled the city's image in the international market to rise steadily, the department said.

From now until the end of the year, the department is calling for strategic investors to participate in the development of tourism around West Lake and the Hong (Red) River.

Ha Noi officials said the city would continue to co-operate, promote and link the city with foreign markets, such as France, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, as well as China, Japan and South Korea. — VNS