HCM City is most favoured destination for local travel: Survey | Travel

Suoi Tien Theme Park in HCM City is packed with visitors this summer. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNS/VNA)
– Domestic tourism continues to lead the way, with Ho Chi Minh City remaining
the top destination for local travel in 2022, according to a study, ‘Summer
Travel Trends’, released by online digital travel platform Agoda.

It is followed by Da Nang,
Hanoi, Vung Tau, Da Lat, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Ha Long, Hoi An, and Phan Thiet.

Beach destinations
generally dominate the list as the country swelters through a heatwave.

The study was based on
Agoda booking data collated for the May-August period.

HCM City reported 11
million domestic visitor arrivals in the first half of this year, up 43.15%
year-on-year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

Tourism spending was
worth an estimated 2.15 billion USD, up 30% and meeting 73.5% of the full-year
target.

It also received 478,000