The ninth Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival is scheduled to take place in the central province of Khanh Hoa from May 11-14, 2019, as an activity to kick-start the National Tourism Year 2019.
Nha Trang beach (Source: VNA)
The festival will feature a string of cultural, artistic and sport
activities, aiming to introduce the province’s strengths in economics, culture
and tourism as well as its sustainable development prospects.
The festival has been held biennially since 2003. Some 120,000 foreign and
domestic tourists flocked to the city during the previous festival.
Boasting 180 kilometres of coastline, stunning natural landscapes with Van
Phong, Nha Trang and Cam Ranh bays listed as the world’s most beautiful bays,
together with many exciting festivals such as Ponagar Temple festival, whale
worshipping festival, and Salanganes Festival, Khanh Hoa province poses huge
potential to develop tourism.
According to the provincial Department of Tourism, number of tourist arrivals
to the locality has increased substantially in the past years. The province
welcomed 2.3 million visitors in 2012, and the figure rose to 5.5 million
people five years later. In the first nine months of this year, more than 5
million people chose Khanh Hoa to spend their holidays, including 1.7 million
foreigners and up more than 116 percent compared to the same time in 2017.
Currently, the locality has 680 accommodation facilities, with 31,700
rooms.
The province eyes to welcome 8.5 million tourists, including 3.5 million
foreigners by 2020, and earn 70 trillion VND (2.99 billion USD) in tourism
revenue.
Source: VNA
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