This is a group of 20 guests organized by Hanoitourist Travel Company to visit Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh City. According to the group's tourists, they chose the capital Hanoi as their first destination in the new year because this is a land with a thousand-year history and culture; is the national political-administrative center; is a major center of culture, education, science and technology, economics and international transactions of the whole country; a place with rich and attractive tourism resources with many high-quality tourism products and services. In particular, the friendliness and hospitality of Hanoi people have created a deep impression of a beautiful, attractive and safe image of Hanoi in the eyes of tourists. Hanoi is always on the list of top famous destinations in the world because the unique features of the city have made a strong and deep impression on domestic and international tourists.
The first group of tourists arrived in Hanoi on the first day of the new year 2021. Photo: Vu Hai Nam
Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism, Mr. Tran Trung Hieu, welcomed the first group of tourists to Hanoi in 2021 and expressed his joy at welcoming the group at the special national relic site of Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, a leading tourist destination in Hanoi, to convey the message about the fascinating thousand-year heritage stories in Hanoi's tourism products.
Mr. Tran Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism gave a welcome speech to the first group of tourists. Photo: Vu Hai Nam
“Hanoi is proud to welcome and is ready to serve tourists from all over the world with a full system of modern tourism infrastructure, unique and quality tourism products, attentive, dedicated and enthusiastic service; to truly affirm Hanoi as the leading destination "Safe, Friendly, Quality, Attractive". The event to welcome the first group of tourists to the capital Hanoi in 2021 took place on the first morning of the new year, with many meanings to start a new fortune with many wishes for the tourism industry to be favorable and good", Mr. Tran Trung Hieu shared.
Before the ceremony, visitors and delegates participating in the ceremony performed the incense offering ritual and listened to the congratulatory speech at the Front Hall of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, and enjoyed a special art program.
Representatives of the Hanoi Department of Tourism and a group of tourists offer incense at the Temple of Literature. Photo: Vu Hai Nam
Looking back at the difficult year of 2020 due to the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic on the tourism industry, the Hanoi city government has actively directed, with the efforts of the tourism business community and the love of tourists for Hanoi, the capital's tourism has overcome difficulties and challenges to initially restore domestic tourism, actively contributing to the successful implementation of the dual goal of "Both preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and recovering and developing the socio-economy".
The program "Welcoming the first tourist group to Hanoi Capital in 2021" is an opportunity to promote the image of the culture and people of Hanoi - Vietnam and at the same time hopes to be a good start, promising many bright spots for the Capital's tourism in particular, Vietnam tourism in general in 2021 and the following years.
