According to the Da Nang Department of Tourism, in February, the city welcomed a combined total number of 540,842 visitors, an increase of 19.8% compared to the same period last year.

Cruise ship passengers at the Museum of Da Nang

Of them, 293,935 were foreigners, up 34%, whilst the remanding 246,906 were domestic visitors, up 6.4%.

As a result, the city's tourism sector earned an estimated 1,873 billion VND in revenue, a rise of 19.8% against the same period last year.

Over the first 2 months of this year, a total of 1,059,740 tourists arrived in the seaside city, up 17% against 2018. 563,099 of them were foreigners, and the remanding 496,642 were domestic visitors.

During that period, the total revenue collected from tourism activities was estimated at more than 3,669 billion VND, up 17% against last year.

Arranged by the Pacific Legend Tourism and Service Company, luxury cruise ship Costa Atlantica, carrying a total of 2,300 Chinese passengers, last Friday morning, docked at the Tien Sa Port.

During this month, Da Nang is likely to receive about 14 cruise ship arrivals bringing a total of 19,350 passengers to the city.

In particular, the city is expected to welcome 3 Costa Atlantica cruise ship arrivals this month.