HCM City greets 3.2 million foreign visitors in 9 months
Vietnam’s business and economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City, welcomed more than 3.2 million foreign visitors, up 5% annually, raking in more than VND69.1 trillion (US$3.14 billion), a 6% rise, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
Between now and the year’s end, the city will fine-tune the cooperation mechanism between its tourism and public security sectors and promptly establish a tourist support centre, ensuring safety for visitors.
A tourism stimulation programme will continue with a focus on inbound travel and services improvement.
The hotel occupancy in the southern metropolis averaged 62 percent in the third quarter, down 2 percentage points quarterly but up 5 percentage points yearly, reported Savills Vietnam estate service provider.
In its quarterly hotel market update, Savills Vietnam said the average room rent rate dropped 4% quarterly and 7% annually to VND1.6 million (US$75)/room/night due to the low season.
As of this September, the city’s 112 hotels offered around 14,400 rooms, up 4% quarterly and 14% annually.
The figure included 480 new rooms from six new projects, 240 of which were in the three-and five-star category, in the third quarter.
A tourism stimulation programme will continue with a focus on inbound travel and services improvement.
The hotel occupancy in the southern metropolis averaged 62 percent in the third quarter, down 2 percentage points quarterly but up 5 percentage points yearly, reported Savills Vietnam estate service provider.
In its quarterly hotel market update, Savills Vietnam said the average room rent rate dropped 4% quarterly and 7% annually to VND1.6 million (US$75)/room/night due to the low season.
As of this September, the city’s 112 hotels offered around 14,400 rooms, up 4% quarterly and 14% annually.
The figure included 480 new rooms from six new projects, 240 of which were in the three-and five-star category, in the third quarter.