A bird's-eye view of the Flamingo Dai Lai Resort in Vinh Phuc province (Photo: vinhphuc.gov.vn) Vinh Phuc (VNA) – Last year, Vinh Phuc provincewelcomed about 6.1 million tourist arrivals, 17 percent higher than the figurerecorded in 2018, including 43,500 foreign visitors, and bagged 1.9 trillionVND (nearly 82 million USD) from the sector, according to insiders.
The figures are impressive as in 2016, the locality justnorth of the capital city of Hanoi welcomed only 3.8 million tourist arrivals,including 28,000 foreign visitors, and 5.2 million arrivals, including 40,200foreign visitors, in 2018.
Authorities attributed the rises to the development oftypical local tourist products over the recent years like weekend resortservices, forest eco-tourism, cultural and historic tourism. A special productis the homestay services offered by families in Tam Dao resort town which isproving very effective in attracting tourists.
Besides, they also intensified their supervision and checkover the services so as to ensure their quality and prices. Environmentpreservation work was also a focus of attention from both authorities andlocals.
On the basis of the recent achievements, Vinh Phuc provincehas set a target of welcoming 6.5 million tourist arrivals, including 50,000foreign visitors, for 2.6 trillion VND, creating jobs for thousands of workersin 2020./.
VNA
