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Kien Giang draws 1.5 million tourists in first quarter

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists in the first quarter of this year, surging 3.7 percent against the same period in 2017.
Kien Giang draws 1.5 million tourists in first quarter ảnh 1The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists in the first quarter of this year. (Photo: zingnews.vn)

Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed morethan 1.5 million tourists in the first quarter of this year, surging 3.7percent against the same period in 2017.

Foreign arrivals were 59.5 percent higher than a year earlier with 173,000people.

Apart from renowned Phu Quoc island, Nam Du, Lai Son, An Son, Ba Lua and HaiTac islands have become magnets for holiday-makers recently.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Van Huynh said thattourism will be developed into a spearhead economy in the locality, adding thatattention has been paid to improving infrastructure, investment projects andhuman resource training.

Phu Quoc island will be developed into an international hub for eco-tourism,resort tourism and amusement and a regional financial centre, he noted.

Thanks to local authorities’ efforts to lure more investment to the locality,Kien Giang province topped other Mekong Delta localities in the number of tourismprojects.

The provincial Department of Tourism said that priority will be also given toinvestment in accommodations, entertainment zones, shopping malls andtransportation in Rach Gia , Ha Tien-Kien Luong and U Minh Thuong tourism areas.

According to Nguyen Van Sau, vice director of the department, the province iscalling for 14 projects worth more than 4.17 trillion VND (183.48 million USD)to develop eco-tourism, sea tourism and adventure tourism.-VNA
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