Da Nang Welcomes More Than 195,000 Int’l Visitors in January-February
The central city of Da Nang served some 742,500 visitors in the first two months of this year. Photo: BQL/rd.zapps.vn The municipal Department of Tourism said the total figure represented a 4.7-fold rise year-on-year. The number of foreign tourists was up 49 times and domestic visitors, up 3.5 times. The city raked in VND4.37 trillion ($184.5 million) from the tourism sector, up 1.7 times from the same period last year, and up 21% as compared with the 2019 figure. Despite positive recovery signs, the local tourism sector has been still facing major challenges in terms of finance, human resources, and infrastructure. Last year, Da Nang lured 3.69 million visitors, of whom 483,000 were foreigners, and earned nearly VND8.9 trillion VND from the industry. The 2023 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2023) is scheduled to take place from June 3-7 after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the municipal People’s Committee and Sun Group,