How many visitors are invited to Hanoi for the 1000th anniversary?

The great anniversary is approaching and the public is now interested in Hanoi’s preparations to welcome visitors.
Welcoming visitors is among the most important tasks of the organizing board, but they have yet to finalize the guest list.
China will send the biggest delegation to Hanoi, with representatives from Beijing, Guangxi, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan and Taipei.
Japan ranks second with delegates from Tokyo, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Fukuoka and Nara.
Two cities in Laos are invited, including Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Cambodia will send officials from two cities, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville.
Officials from the capital cities of many other Asian countries are also invited, including Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, India, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea and People’s Democratic Republic of Korea.
Dozens of cities in Europe and the US are also on the list. Invitations have also been extended to around 25 international organizations, such as the UNESCO, UNDP, the World Bank, the World Health Organisation and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
But how many guests will come? No one knows for sure yet.
Guests from 62 provinces and cities in Vietnam are also expected, but that list is also not completed. One official estimates that each province and city will send around five guests.
Even though preparations for the anniversary have been in the making for several years, some are concerned that they have yet to calculate the expected number of visitors.
As of March 12, Hanoi authorities have asked big hotels for their help in preparing rooms for the city’s guests this October.
An official of the Hanoi Tourism Corporation told Tien Phong newspaper that it will be difficult to have enough rooms for international guests in October. The corporation has booked 300 rooms for October 7-10 at the Sheraton and Intercontinental, but this number is still small compared to the expected demand.
The corporation asked Hanoi authorities to find more hotels to serve foreign guests and issued standards on accommodations, food, and travel as foundations for the corporation to negotiate with hotels before May 30.