International tourists excited to return to Binh Thuan

The south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan has welcomed back many groups of international tourists in recent days after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
International tourists excited to return to Binh Thuan ảnh 1A group of French tourists visiting Binh Thuan. (Photo: VNA)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – The south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan has welcomed back many groups of internationaltourists in recent days after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A group of 40 French visitors areexperiencing an eight-day vacation at The Cliff Resort & Residences in PhanThiet city.

This is the largest group of tourists the facility has welcomed since it re-opened its door toforeign holidaymakers.

Apart from experiencing services at the resort and enjoying local foods, thetourists are also be guided to visit natural landscapes, historical and culturalrelic sites, and join various types of sports at sea.

Since March 15, The Cliff Resort& Residences has welcomed more than 60 foreign visitors.

According to Vice Director of The Cliff Resort & Residences Vo Thuy Loan, the facility only served domestic visitors and foreignerswho are living and working in Vietnam in the last two years.

The return of international arrivals,especially large groups, is a good signal for Mui Ne in particular andBinh Thuan in general, she added.

Meanwhile, Aroma Resort in PhanThiet city has served over 20 foreigners from the UK, Belgium, France andRussia, since the resort resumed its activities.

It is hoped to welcome a number of groups of European tourists in June and Julythis year.

According to the provincial Departmentof Culture, Sports and Tourism, all recent arrivals to Mui Ne will create apremise for the locality’s tourism industry to gradually revive in the comingtime.

Besides building programmes to stimulatedomestic tourism demand, travel firms in Binh Thuan expand connections with internationaltravel businesses to re-start existing tours, and open new ones to attractmore foreign arrivals.

In the first four months of 2022,Binh Thuan welcomed nearly 1.4 million tourists, earning about 2.7 trillion VND(over 116.5 million USD) in revenue./. 
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