The ancient city of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province celebrated thearrival of the 6 millionth foreign tourist who visited the old quarterat the Japanese Bridge, on February 28.
German tourist ErikaWilskie, 85, who joined the tourist group Studiosus, was identified asthe 6 millionth foreign visitor and received gifts from the municipalPeople's Committee.
"I'm so happy today to find out that I amthe 6 millionth tourist to visit the old streets in Hoi An. I've beenretired for years and have visited many destinations around the world.But this is my first visit to Hoi An," Wilskie said.
"I wastold that Hoi An is the best visitor site as it's so friendly, andtourists can enjoy the peaceful town and its people."
The old town started selling package tickets for tourists to visit the old street in 1995.
The city's tour service office offered free tickets to the Germantourist group as a gift on the occasion of the arrival of the 6millionth tourist in the old quarter.
According to Quang NamProvincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, more than 1.6million foreign visitors had visited the province in 2013.
HoiAn had already successfully launched community tourism activities, suchas farming, fishing, boat rides and biking. Other community festivals,sites and art exhibits such as the silk village, lantern festival andpottery display have also been launched.
The province is theonly location in Vietnam with two UNESCO-recognised world heritagesites, Hoi An and the My Son Sanctuary, as well as the world biospherereserve of the Cham Islands.-VNA
German tourist ErikaWilskie, 85, who joined the tourist group Studiosus, was identified asthe 6 millionth foreign visitor and received gifts from the municipalPeople's Committee.
"I'm so happy today to find out that I amthe 6 millionth tourist to visit the old streets in Hoi An. I've beenretired for years and have visited many destinations around the world.But this is my first visit to Hoi An," Wilskie said.
"I wastold that Hoi An is the best visitor site as it's so friendly, andtourists can enjoy the peaceful town and its people."
The old town started selling package tickets for tourists to visit the old street in 1995.
The city's tour service office offered free tickets to the Germantourist group as a gift on the occasion of the arrival of the 6millionth tourist in the old quarter.
According to Quang NamProvincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, more than 1.6million foreign visitors had visited the province in 2013.
HoiAn had already successfully launched community tourism activities, suchas farming, fishing, boat rides and biking. Other community festivals,sites and art exhibits such as the silk village, lantern festival andpottery display have also been launched.
The province is theonly location in Vietnam with two UNESCO-recognised world heritagesites, Hoi An and the My Son Sanctuary, as well as the world biospherereserve of the Cham Islands.-VNA
