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Tien Giang’s tourism sector to take off

A wide range of activities will be organised at the Culture-Sport-Tourism Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang from January 10-14, hoping to create momentum for the local tourism to thrive.
Tien Giang’s tourism sector to take off ảnh 1Cai Be floating market in Tien Giang province (Photo: vnexpress.net)

Tien Giang (VNA) – A wide range of activities will be organised atthe Culture-Sport-Tourism Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giangfrom January 10-14, hoping to create momentum for the local tourism to thrive.

Exhibitions, fairs, cuisine festivals and a forum on tourism startups arescheduled during the event.

According to Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism Nguyen Duc Dam, the locality welcomed more than 2 million visitors in2018, including 811,000 foreigners, up 8.98 percent and 10.42 percent from theprevious year, respectively. More than 992 billion VND (42.79 million USD) wasgenerated from tourism services, equivalent to 109.66 percent of the yearlyplan and up 26.19 percent from 2017.

A report from the provincial People’s Committee shows that during 2013-2017,more than 1.9 trillion VND (81.96 million USD) was poured into tourismdevelopment. The province witnessed an average tourist growth of 7.95 percentin the five-year period.

As a new feature in the local policy, tourism connection inside and outside theprovince is part of local authorities’ efforts to promote sustainable tourismdevelopment. Tourists have been impressed by new tours linking Cai Be tourismsite (Cai Be district) with Tan Phong islet (Cai Lay district) and Binh HoaPhuoc islet (Vinh Long province), and other waterway tours to An Giangprovince, Can Tho city and Cambodia.

Tien Giang province is now famous for community-based, cultural, spiritual andhealth care tourism, with such fascinating destinations as Thoi Son islet, DongHoa Hiep ancient village, floating market and traditional craft village in CaiBe district, orchard garden in Tan Phong islet, Dong Thap Muoi ecologicalconservation area, and Truc Lam Chanh giac monastery.

In 2019, Tien Giang province targets 2.1 million tourists, including 850,000foreigners, and 1.14 trillion VND (49.19 million USD) in tourism revenue.-VNA
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