Sa Pa, a famous tourist destination in the north of Vietnam, welcomed nearly 42,000 visitors in the three-day New Year holiday, according to Hoang Thi Vuong, head of the Culture-Information Office of the town in Lao Cai province.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City has seen a surge in travel volume as people travel for the New Year holidays, which take place between December 31, 2022 and January 2, 2023.
Crowds of people returned to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of January 3 which marked the end of the three-day holiday for the New Year, in order to resume work and study, resulting in crowded situations to occur at the entrances of the cities.
Sixty four traffic accidents took place nationwide during the three-day solar New Year holiday (January 1-3), causing 38 deaths, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.
The municipal Police Department of Hanoi held a meeting to review the implementation of Plan 3 issued by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and launch a campaign to ensure security and order for the upcoming lunar New Year holiday (Tet).
