The southern province of Binh Duong welcomed two million tourists in the first six months of 2015, reported Chairman of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Huu Phuoc.
The figure represents an increase of 19 percent from the same period last year.
Of the tourists, 172,000 were international guests and 1,828,000 were domestic visitors.
The industry earned 640 billion VND (30.5 million USD) in the first six months, up 29 percent compared to last year.
According to the chairman, the province targets to receive six million tourists and earn 4.45 trillion VND (212 million USD) in 2020.
To reach the target, the province is calling for investors for tourism projects worth 8.3 trillion VND from 2016-2020.
In order to meet the rising demand of tourists, the province has developed an additional 29 hotels with 420 rooms to accommodate travellers since the beginning of 2015.
To date, the province has nearly 500 businesses working in the industry.-VNA
The figure represents an increase of 19 percent from the same period last year.
Of the tourists, 172,000 were international guests and 1,828,000 were domestic visitors.
The industry earned 640 billion VND (30.5 million USD) in the first six months, up 29 percent compared to last year.
According to the chairman, the province targets to receive six million tourists and earn 4.45 trillion VND (212 million USD) in 2020.
To reach the target, the province is calling for investors for tourism projects worth 8.3 trillion VND from 2016-2020.
In order to meet the rising demand of tourists, the province has developed an additional 29 hotels with 420 rooms to accommodate travellers since the beginning of 2015.
To date, the province has nearly 500 businesses working in the industry.-VNA
