Tourists to Binh Thuan likely to number 40,000 during New Year
Tourists to Binh Thuan likely to number 40,000 during New Year holidays
The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan expects to welcome 40,000 visitors during the New Year holidays, which runs from December 29 to January 1.
Tourists visit Poshanu Cham Tower in Phan Thiet city (Photo: VNA)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – The southcentral coastal province of Binh Thuan expects to welcome 40,000 visitorsduring the New Year holidays, which runs from December 29 to January 1.
Besides foreign tourists from Russia, the Republic of Korea, Germany andFinland, the province is forecast to host a large number of domestic travellerswho come for camping and organising year-end parties.
In a bid to ensure safety for holidaymakers,the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has enhancedinspections on tourism service activities, particularly in key tourist siteslike Mui Ne, La Gi and Ham Thuan Nam. Also, it has strictly controlled foodsafety and environmental hygiene.
Furthermore, due attention has been paid to social order at historical relicsites and many other places. In case of any incident, visitors should contactthe Binh Thuan Tourism Promotion Information Centre via hot line 0623.608222and 0623.810801.
As tourism is enjoying the peak season of the year, tourism service providershave worked to organise a wide range of cultural activities, including artperformances to welcome the New Year, performance of Cham ethnic group’straditional music, Gala Dinner, Western Europe cuisine festival, programmes toshowcase traditional weaving and pottery of Cham ethnic people, among others.
The province hopes to receive 5.7million visitors for the whole 2018, a jump of 12 percent from last year,including 670,000 foreigners.
Total earningsfrom tourism services are predicted to surge 18.8 percent to 12.8 trillion VND(550.9 million USD).-VNA
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Tourists visit Poshanu Cham Tower in Phan Thiet city (Photo: VNA) 
