Sa Pa welcomes 98,000 visitors during national holiday
(VOVWORLD) - Sa Pa, a famous tourist attraction in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, welcomed a record number of 98,000 visitors during the National Reunification Day and May Day holiday, a 122-percent rise over the same time in 2019 before COVID-19 broke out, according to the Culture-Information Division of the town.
 On top of Mount Fansipan in Sa Pa (Photo: VNA) |
The figure represents a surge of 755 percent over the same period in 2020 and 225 percent over 2021, it reported, adding that revenue from tourism during the four-day holiday (from April 30 to May 3) reached 295 billion VND (12.84 million USD).
During the holiday, Sa Pa organized nine cultural-tourism events, including a street carnival to lure visitors.
Home to Mount Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina, with cool weather throughout the year, Sa Pa has long been a popular destination for domestic and foreign tourists. The inauguration of Hanoi-Lao Cai expressway and the operation of Sun World Fansipan Legend have made Sa Pa tourism boom in recent years.