Monday, December 22, 2008

Binh Thuan lures 2mil visitors in 2008


Binh Thuan also captured the attention of investors as demonstrated by 414 projects worth nearly VND42 trillion. Among them are a number of large projects featuring luxury services such as Hoa Vien Restaurant, Viet Tin Mineral Mud Center, Golden Valley, Sea Links and Princess d’Annam, bringing the total number of rooms to 5,000.
The province expects to welcome 2.3 million tourists next year and gain about 1.9 trillion in turnover.

Binh Thuan seeks demand stimulation solution for tourism

The central coast province of Binh Thuan plans to attract tourists by means of conferences and training courses, as a result of discussions at a conference held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

Accordingly, apart from international markets such as Russia, Japan, Australia, France, South Korea, Germany and Spain, the province’s tourism industry will focus on signing cooperation contracts for tourism development with Hanoi City and some northern provinces and cities.

An additional conference on “solutions to attract international tourists to Binh Thuan” hosted by Binh Thuan Investment and Trade-Tourism Promotion Center and Binh Thuan Tourism Association will take place on Friday.

Relevant departments and local tourism businesses, as well as representatives of major travel companies and airlines, such as Russia-based Transairo Airline and Vietnam Airline, and media agencies have been invited to the conference.

According to statistics of the association, the number of tourists, both domestic and international, visiting Binh Thuan in the last two months of this year shows a downward trend compared to the same period of previous years.

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