The downtown of Bac Lieu city (Source: VNA) BacLieu (VNA) - Boasting various tourist attractions like Quan Am Nam Hai festival, Xiem Can pagoda and bird sanctuary,among others, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu will splash out 1.35trillion VND (59.4 million USD) on various solutions to local tourismdevelopment until 2020 with a vision until 2030.
Improving tourism services, bettering transport roads and restoring culturaland historic sites are put at the first line of the solutions. Besides, thelocality also pays due attention to setting up mechanisms and policies to call forinvestment in tourism projects in the province.
According to Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism Cao Xuan Thu Van, the province is currently home to 50 accommodationfacilities with nearly 1,200 rooms. The Mekong Delta Tourism Association haslisted Bac Lieu province among localities having outstanding tourism productsin the southern key economic region.
The regional “One destination-Four localities Plus” tourism product comprisesfive provinces of Can Tho, An Giang, Kien Giang, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu, he added.
Fromthe outset of the year, the province raked in over 110 billion VND (4.84million USD) from welcoming 120,000 tourist arrivals, including 3,200foreigners.
This year, the local tourism sector strives to earn 1.28 trillion VND (56.32million USD) in tourism revenue, up 6.7 percent from 2017. It targets over 1.6million tourists, a year-on-year surge of 9.3 percent, with 41,000 foreigners.-VNA
Improving tourism services, bettering transport roads and restoring culturaland historic sites are put at the first line of the solutions. Besides, thelocality also pays due attention to setting up mechanisms and policies to call forinvestment in tourism projects in the province.
According to Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism Cao Xuan Thu Van, the province is currently home to 50 accommodationfacilities with nearly 1,200 rooms. The Mekong Delta Tourism Association haslisted Bac Lieu province among localities having outstanding tourism productsin the southern key economic region.
The regional “One destination-Four localities Plus” tourism product comprisesfive provinces of Can Tho, An Giang, Kien Giang, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu, he added.
Fromthe outset of the year, the province raked in over 110 billion VND (4.84million USD) from welcoming 120,000 tourist arrivals, including 3,200foreigners.
This year, the local tourism sector strives to earn 1.28 trillion VND (56.32million USD) in tourism revenue, up 6.7 percent from 2017. It targets over 1.6million tourists, a year-on-year surge of 9.3 percent, with 41,000 foreigners.-VNA
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