Specifically, Kien Giang is seen as a heaven of tourism with favorable weather and terrain. During Tet holiday ( the Lunar New Year), influx of travelers flocked to its best tourist attractions include Rach Gia reclamation urban area, Ha Tien landscape and paradise island Phu Quoc. From the twenty-eighth day of the Year of Dog to the fifth day of the Year of Pig, the island received more than 65,250 tourists including 21,700 international holiday-makers, increasing 210 percent year on year. In addition to spending time bathing and fishing squids, holiday-makers visited Vinpearl Land, Safari zoo, suspension cable in Tho islet, Suoi Tran tourist park, Phu Quoc prison, according to Phu Quoc Island District People’s Committee. To facilitate travel to the island, Phu Quoc airport worked relentlessly to welcome 300 flights with 46,114 passengers, a year-on-year rise of 186 percent. Express ferry company serviced through the holiday. Around 200,000 visitors filled tourist sites … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta’s tourism accelerates early 2019
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Mekong Delta calls for Japanese investment in tourism, agriculture
Localities in the Mekong Delta region have called for investment in 63 projects related to industry, tourism, agriculture and logistics infrastructure, with total capital of VND250 trillion (US$10.71 billion). The projects were announced at the 6th Annual Mekong Delta Investment Forum (MekongInvest) 2018 in Can Tho City, hosted by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) – Can Tho branch on November 3. The forum, which connected Japanese investors with the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, drew more than 150 Japanese enterprises as well as local trade promotion agencies and businesses. Cooperation potential in tourism and agriculture were the main topics discussed by participants. Vu Tien Loc, VCCI’s chairman, said the region aimed to have 52 million visitors with total revenue of VND111 trillion, under the tourism development plan for the Mekong Delta approved in 2016 by the Prime Minister. However, although the number of foreign tourists to Viet Nam has grown … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta calls for Japanese investment in tourism, agriculture
Mekong Delta to invest in agri-tourism
The authorities in the Mekong Delta Region are seeking ways to develop tourism based on agricultural products and services. Agri-tourism in the Mekong Delta A workshop on improving the efficiency of agricultural tourism in the Mekong Delta was also opened on October 1 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Central Coordination Office for New Villages and An Giang Province People's Committee to discuss the problem. Phan Dinh Hue, the representative of Circle Travel Services Vietnam Company, said foreign tourists often want to experience homestays and rice fields in the Mekong Delta. The number of tourists is rising annually and their spending has become one of the main revenues of Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Ben Tre provinces and Can Tho City. New and improved products will definitely attract more tourists and boost the staying time. Domestic tourists are mostly wealthy visitors from HCM City and its eastern provinces. As cars have become much easier to acquire and new … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta to invest in agri-tourism
International seminar talks Mekong Delta’s tourism vision
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Tam said the Mekong Delta is not only a granary but also one of the seven major tourism regions of the country. At the seminar. Photo: tuoitre.vn The number of tourists to the region rose 18.7 percent to 34 million last year, bringing total revenue of over VND 17 trillion (USD 748.9 million), up 26.5 percent annually. Ass. Prof. Nguyen Khac Cuong, from the Government Office, said the government has issued a number of documents directing the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta adaptive to climate change, adding that it is the first time the State, consultant units and banks have worked together in the effort. Nguyen Huu Thien, an independent ecological expert, suggested incorporating tourism into socio-economic development plans of localities, with attention given to regional connectivity, tourism development in combination with clean agricultural production, among others. … [Read more...] about International seminar talks Mekong Delta’s tourism vision
Int’l seminar talks Mekong Delta’s tourism vision
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Tam said the Mekong Delta is not only a granary but also one of the seven major tourism regions of the country. The number of tourists to the region rose 18.7 percent to 34 million last year, bringing total revenue of over VND17 trillion ($748.9 million ), up 26.5 percent annually. Associate Prof. Nguyen Khac Cuong, from the Government Office, said the government has issued a number of documents directing the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta adaptive to climate change, adding that it is the first time the State, consultant units and banks have worked together in the effort. Nguyen Huu Thien, an independent ecological expert, suggested incorporating tourism into socio-economic development plans of localities, with attention given to regional connectivity, tourism development in combination with clean agricultural production, among others. Christopher Malone, Managing Director of the … [Read more...] about Int’l seminar talks Mekong Delta’s tourism vision