Da Nang is likely to have seen a significant growth in international tourist arrivals by the end of this year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

A parade held at the Ba Na Hill resort in Da Nang (Photo: VNA)

The number of international visitors to the city is expected to have risen by 36.8% against 2016 to 2.3 million this year.

In 2017, about 6.6 million visitors are predicted to have come to Da Nang, up 19% against last year and 4.8% higher than this year’s target, 4.3 million of whom are domestic tourists, up 11.3%.

The beautiful seaside city is likely to have earned over 19.4 trillion VND (853.96 million USD) in revenue from tourism, an increase of 20.6 % against 2016.

Statistics also show that the city witnessed an impressive increase in the number of visitors by air which stood at over 1.58 million, up 74.4% while by-car visitors via Thailand and Laos was estimated at 14,120.

(Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today)