Foreign visitors to the central city of Danang were welcomed with gifts on the first day of the Lunar New Year on Saturday morning.
The Danang City Department of Tourism held a ceremony to welcome the first international flight of the 2024 Lunar New Year arriving from Thailand at 6 am on February 10.
Landing at Danang International Airport on the first day of the Lunar New Year, visitors were welcomed by a lion dance show and given some local specialities as gifts for the Tet Lunar New Year. There was also a lucky draw event where visitors could win tourism vouchers to enjoy free services while staying in the city.
The same morning, Danang Airport also received other domestic and international flights. All passengers were given Tet gifts including conical hats and some local traditional Tet foods.
The airport expects to receive over 125 flights with over 17,000 passengers, including 53 international flights carrying 7,500 foreign visitors on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
It is estimated that Danang Airport will serve 894 flights during the seven days of the Tet Lunar New Year Holiday from February 8-14, an increase of 16 percent compared to the same period last year.
Vice director of the Danang City Department of Tourism, Tan Van Vuong, said that the rising number of flights to the city on the first days of the Lunar New Year showed positive signals for the local tourism sector this year.