Hue welcomes its two millionth visitor

The Hue Relics Preservation Centre welcomed UK citizen Sandra Noel, its two millionth visitor, on December 30.
Ms Noel has been presented with a certificate, souvenirs, and vouchers to visit all of the centre’s sites. She also won a one night stay for two people at the five-star Ana Mandra resort in Hue.
Spanish tourist Servan Rubio Diego, as the 1,999,900th visitor, was another lucky winner of souvenirs and vouchers from the Hue Relics Preservation Centre.
The giveaways are part of the “Hue Heritage – Week of Visitors” program, which ran from December 24–30. It celebrated the 20th anniversary of UNESCO recognising Hue imperial palace complex as World Cultural Heritage and promoted Hue heritage’s to potential visitorsboth local and foreign.
Phan Thanh Hai, the centre’s director, said the program also offered students and visitors a variety of discounts, culminating in the Royal Night organised for Dai Noi area on December 30.
The program successfully helped attract more tourists, earning more than VND2 billion in revenue—a dramatic increase compared to the previous year.