One corner of Phu Quoc island, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
KienGiang (VNA)ౠ – The southern province of Kien Giang has stepped up effortsto turn tourism into its key industry by 2020.
Accordingto the provincial Tourism Department, Kien Giang welcomed more than 2.4 milliontourists in the last five months, 42.4 percent of year’s plan and up 3.6percent year-on-year. Of the number, foreign visitors increased more than 13percent. KienGiang hosted the National Tourism Year - Phu Quoc - Mekong Delta in 2016, whichhelped the province to improve its tourism products and attract more visitors. TranChi Dung, head of the department stressed that the province is striving to buildon the momentum from the National Tourism Year. The province has called formore investment as well as improvement in services and human resource quality,along with building tourism products. Inthe first five months of 2017, more than 850,000 tourists came to the province’sPhu Quoc island, a rise of 30 percent year-on-year, said Huynh Quang Hung, ViceChairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Quoc district. PhuQuoc is expected to receive about two million people this year, mostly duringMiss Grand International 2017 in October, Christmas and New Year 2018, Hungadded. KienGiang province has built its tourism brand as a safe and friendly destinationfor domestic and foreign visitors. It also hopes to complete a tourism developmentplan and implement essential infrastructure.
Inaddition, the province has focused on mobilising resources to improve keytourism zones and repair local relics, as well as build more cultural and sportcentres.-VNA
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One corner of Phu Quoc island, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) 
