Hanoi served nearly 1.9 million tourists between January and May this year, up 2.8 fold on-year.
The figure included over 1.2 million foreign visitors, up 7.9 fold on-year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Hoan Kiem pedestrian streets in Hanoi (photo by Khanh An)
Arrivals from South Korea topped with 178,500, followed by the US with 98,000 and China with 90,600.
In May, the local tourism sector focused on tourism programmes, including the launch of new tours at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long and Hoa Lo Prison.
The city has also opened Dao Ngoc-Ngu Xa Pedestrian Street in Ba Dinh District and another in Tran Nhan Tong-Thong Nhat Park area in Hai Ba Trung District.
The city has boosted the promotion of its tourism activities on social networks such as YouTube and TikTok.
Hanoi has been named as among the world's top 20 food destinations for 2023 by Tripadvisor readers.