Vietnamese capital Hanoi aims to attract three million international visitors in 2023

HANOI, March 11 (Xinhua): Vietnam's capital Hanoi expects the number of foreign visitors to reach 3 million this year, doubling last year's figure, as international borders around the world reopen, the Vietnam News newspaper reported on Friday.

Hanoi welcomed 3.2 million domestic travelers and 535,000 international visitors in January and February, who spent 13.2 trillion Vietnamese dong (US$557 million) on staycations at hotels and tourist attractions, almost quadrupling the figure for the same period last year, said Dang Huong Giang, head of the city's tourism authorities.