Hanoi, Feb. 21 -- Hanoi is estimated to welcome about 1.34 million travellers during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 14-22, up 36.3% year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

The department reported that the capital city served 217,000 foreign tourists and 1.13 million domestic travellers during this period, representing year-on-year increases of 55% and 33.2%, respectively, while total tourism revenue reached 4.87 trillion VND (over 187.5 million USD), up 40.2%.

This strong growth underscores Hanoi's robust tourism appeal from the start of the new year. The structure of international source markets continued to expand, with key markets, including China, the Republic of Korea (RoK), India, F...