Da Nang sees a sharp increase in tourist arrivals

Since the start of this year, Da Nang has received 436,350 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 50 percent, including 169,600 foreigners and 266,800 Vietnamese.

Twenty-one cruise ships docked at Da Nang port, carrying nearly 12,630 passengers, up 30 percent, while visitors traveling by road reached 7,230 and those traveling by air hit more than 8,330. The City’s tourism sector earned more than VND234 billion, up 88 percent. These are positive signals for the tourism sector and tourist arrivals to the city will continue to rise, especially when the “Da Nang – summer destination“ programme comes into effect in the second quarter of this year.

To train hospitality staff, the University of Da Nang – the University of Queensland’s English Language Institute (ELI), the William Angliss Institute (WAI) in Melbourne, Australia and the Furama Resort in Da Nang have signed an agreement to establish a hospitality training school in Da Nang. Trainees will be taught English at ELI and WAI and will practice their hospitality skills at the Furama Resort.

The City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has met with the National Administration of Tourism to identify two, three-four star hotels and to discuss ways of boosting tourism in the future.

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Tags: Danang Vietnam, Vietnam Tourism, Vietnam Tourism 2010