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Kien Giang greets nearly 820,000 tourists in January

The southern province of Kien Giang welcomed almost 820,000 tourists in the first month of 2020, a year-on-year surge of 57 percent, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.
Kien Giang greets nearly 820,000 tourists in January ảnh 1Tourists receive temperature screening at Ha Tien border gate in Kien Giang (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – The southernprovince of Kien Giang welcomed almost 820,000 tourists in the first month of2020, a year-on-year surge of 57 percent, according to the provincialDepartment of Tourism.

Of the figure, there were 82,840 foreigntourists, up 5 percent from the same period last year.

In the week-long Lunar New Year holidayalone, more than 306,170 holidaymakers travelled to the province, of which25,680 were foreigners. The province raked in 253 billion VND (10.88 million USD)from tourism in the period.

This year, Kien Giang aims to serve morethan 9.3 million tourists, including 750,000 international visitors, and earnover 20 trillion VND (858.95 million USD) in tourism revenue.

The province is calling for infrastructureinvestment for its three main tourism zones, create favourable conditions forapproved tourism projects and step up the construction of tourism facilities,especially those in Phu Quoc island district.

It also eyes the opening of new air routesto the province as well as more international cruise trips to Phu Quoc and KienHai island.

Notably, Kien Giang has made thoroughpreparations in a bid to prevent and control the acute respiratory diseasecaused by a new strain of coronavirus (nCoV). The province has reported no nCoVinfection cases so far.

Meanwhile, the Con Dao special nationalrelic site in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau was re-opened to thepublic after a one-day closure for preventive measures against the virus.

However, events which may attract crowds inthe site will be suspended./.
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