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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Hanoi’s festival expects 30,000 visitors daily

The Thang Long-Hanoi International Tourism Festival will take place at
Bao Son Paradise Theme Park in Hanoi from October 2-5 to mark the 1000
th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.


The Vietnam
National Administration of Tourism and Hanoi’s Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism made the announcement on August 24.


According to the organising board, the festival, the most important
event of the 2010 National Tourism Year hosted by Hanoi municipal
People’s Committee, is expected to draw around 30,000 visitors per day.


There will be about 376 pavillions displaying
Vietnam and other countries’ tourist products and a wide range of
cultural and culinary activities during the festival.


A seminar on promoting the value of cultural heritages and traditional
craft villages to develop tourism will also be put on to strengthen
ties with domestic and international partners.


Mai
Tien Dung, Deputy Director of Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism said that the festival is a chance to spread the word about
Vietnam’s potential for tourism as well as its different cultures to
international friends./.

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