Visitors
at Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho city (Source: VNA)
The number of tourist arrivals surged 40 percent to 7.5 million, while tourism
revenues rose 61 percent to 2.9 trillion VND (127.6 million USD).
The political, cultural and tourism events the city hosted included the APEC
Food Security Week, Vietnam-Japan Culture and Trade Exchange, and the Southern
Traditional Cake Festival.
The tourism sector is focusing on developing river-based tourism, especially
upscale products such as three- to five-star cruise ships, Le Minh Son, deputy
director of the department, said.
It is encouraging investors to develop inter-provincial and international
river-based tours, he said.
The tours are designed to take in historical and cultural relics, traditional
craft villages, and ecological and spiritual destinations.
Last year the neighbouring province of An Giang attracted 7.3 million visitors,
up 12 percent, earning revenues of 3.7 trillion VND (162.8 million USD).
The province is the centre of spiritual tourism in the south, with people
flocking especially to Ba Chua Xu Temple in Chau Doc town.
Kiên Giang province, with its beautiful landscapes, islands such as Phu Quoc,
archipelagoes such as Nam Du and Ba Lua and the U Minh Thuong National Park,
attracted more than six million visitors last year.
The province’s tourism revenues were worth more than 4.58 trillion VND (201.52
million USD), the highest in the delta.
Source: VNA
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