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Visit Vietnam Year 2023 – Binh Thuan wraps up

The south-central province of Binh Thuan held the closing ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 in Phan Thiet city on December 27 evening.
Visit Vietnam Year 2023 – Binh Thuan wraps up ảnh 1An art performance at the closing ceremony of Visit Vietnam Year 2023 – Binh Thuan. (Photo: VNA)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – The south-central province of Binh Thuan heldthe closing ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 in Phan Thiet city onDecember 27 evening.

With the theme of “Binh Thuan – Green Convergence”,the programme includes over 200 events and activities in 41 provinces andcities nationwide, of which more than 30 have been organised in the host locality.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, DeputyMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong emphasised that theevents and activities have created positive effects, attracting the attentionof a large number of people, and mobilising community strength in promotingtourism to recover quickly, and develop effectively and sustainably.

The success of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023has positively impacted the recovery of the tourism industry of Vietnam ingeneral and Binh Thuan in particular, Cuong stressed.

Visit Vietnam Year 2023 – Binh Thuan wraps up ảnh 2Kite surfing on Mui Ne beach favoured by many tourists. (Photo: VNA)
This year, Vietnam has served more than12.5 million foreign visitors and 108 million domestic ones, and earned an estimated over 670 trillion VND (27.5 billion USD). Notably, Vietnam won54 prizes at the 2023 World Travel Awards - Asia and Oceania region, whichhelps affirm the brand, role and position of Vietnam on the world tourism map.

Doan Anh Dung, Chairman of the provincialPeople's Committee, said that the Visit Vietnam Year is truly a greatopportunity for Binh Thuan to spread to both domestic and foreign tourists themessage of a friendly, gentle and hospitable land rich in historical andcultural identity with many unique traditional festivals.

In 2023, Binh Thuan has welcomed nearly 8.5 million visitors and earned over 23 trillion VND,nearly doubling that in 2022 and helping it enter the list of nine localitieswith the highest tourism revenue in the country.

The host of the Visit Vietnam Year 2024will be Dien Bien province in the northwestern mountainous region./.
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