Soc Trang (VNA) - The Mekong Deltaprovince of Soc Trang’s investments in tourism infrastructure are paying offwith a rising number of domestic and foreign tourists travelling to theprovince.
Last year, Soc Trang welcomed more than 2million visitors and earned revenues of nearly 758 billion VND (nearly 33million USD), up 54.7 percent and 90.8 percent from the figures in 2015.
Tran Minh Ly, Director of the provincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the development of the tourismindustry has also contributed to economic development by creating more jobs andhelping restructure the economy.
Under a programme to develop the tourismindustry 2025, Soc Trang will create more tourist attractions such as Quan Am –Linh Ung and Bon Mat (Four-sided) pagodas, Nga Nam FloatingMarket and the My Phuoc indigo forest.
Speaking at a tourism meeting on May 8, Ly said SocTrang also plans to develop community tourism, create new inter-provincialtourist attractions and solicit investment in cruise and homestay tourism andother accommodation.
According to reports tabled at the meeting, SocTrang has great potential in tourism, especially spiritual and religious,ecological and beach-sea tourism.
However, infrastructure could be improved, thehospitality industry fails to fully visitors’ needs and tourist guides’ skillscould be better, Ly said.
But the industry requires better advertisement,and the province should take more measures to make itself more attractive to,he added.-VNA
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