As of May 23, 18 hotels in Hanoi had accommodated more than 5,600 Vietnamese and foreign delegates, referees, athletes and reporters. In addition, other accommodation facilities stood ready to welcome tourists travelling to Hanoi during the Games.

Thai athletes competing at SEA Games 31 tour the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.

The Department of Tourism asked relevant agencies to roll out new tourism products at the capital city’s famous attractions such as the Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian zone, Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Bat Trang pottery village.

Images of Hanoi and preparations for SEA Games 31 were promoted on the department’s portal and websites on Hanoi tourism as well as TV channels and social media.

Director of the department Dang Huong Giang said it has organised numerous events and festivals for SEA Games 31, namely Hanoi gift festival and Son Tay - Xu Doai Tourism Year.

She affirmed that the capital’s tourism sector has fulfilled assigned tasks for hosting the regional sporting event, which contributed to attracting foreign tourists and investors to Vietnam and Hanoi in particular.

With 40 sports, SEA Games 31 took place in Hanoi and 11 nearby localities from May 12-23. The biennial event was initially slated for late 2021 but delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam ranked first in the medal standings with 205 gold, 125 silver and 116 bronze medals. Thailand came second with 92 golds, 103 silvers, 136 bronzes and Indonesia finished third with 69 golds, 91 silvers, 81 bronzes.

Discounted tours on offer at Hanoi Tourism Festival 2022

The Hanoi Promotion Agency kicked off Hanoi Tourism Festival 2022 on May 13 under the slogan “Hanoi - Come to Love”, in celebration of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.

VNAT promotes Vietnamese tourism through SEA Games 31

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) being held in Vietnam is a particularly important event and a golden opportunity to promote the image of the country, people and tourism of Vietnam to international friends.

Bac Giang organizes seminar on developing tourism in Tay Yen Tu region

(BGO) - On the afternoon of May 11, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a workshop to develop typical tourism products in the "Tay Yen Tu landscape site" and "Walking road of Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect founders".

Luc Ngan develops lychee season tourism

(BGO) - It is nearly one month to come the lychee harvest season but several travel companies in and outside Bac Giang province have visited Luc Ngan district to build tours and prepare to welcome visitors to enjoy local sweet fruit season. The provincial competent forces, travel enterprises and cooperatives, tourism destinations in the district have actively prepared conditions to receive the guest.

Quang Binh conducts attractive tourism programmes to welcome SEA Games 31

Quang Binh Province will work with Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to carry out many attractive tourism programmes during the second international media conference of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), which will be held in Hanoi.

Source: NDO/VNA