Vinh Long: unique tourism products key to attract visitors
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is developing standout tourism products to lure more visitors, said Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Thanh Tuan.
A typical orchard in Vinh Long province (Photo: tour.dulichvietnam.com.vn)
Vinh Long (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long isdeveloping standout tourism products to lure more visitors, said Director ofthe provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Thanh Tuan.
Boasting strength in eco-tourism with a vast area of orchards, the province isworking to develop local homestay services by encouraging homestay owners toinvest heavily in the facility, and equipping local residents with necessarytourism skills so that they can provide the visitors with better services.
According to Tuan, the province is now housing 26 standardised homestays, withtwo meeting ASEAN homestay standards. They are expected to popularise the uniquefeature of the locality to both domestic and foreign visitors.
In addition, historical tourism has recently got noticed as the province has 11national historical relic sites and nearly 50 sites at provincial level. Thetourism sector will combine historical tourism tours with the introduction ofthe traditional culture and art of the ethnic minority groups in the southernregion.
Calling for investments from businesses to build tourism infrastructure, organisingfamtrips and studying community-based tourism products in other provinces areparts of the province’s plan to make it become more attractive to visitors.
According to the department, last year, the province welcomed 1.3 milliontourist arrivals and earned 340 billion VND (14.65 million USD) from tourismservice, up 8 percent and 8.9 percent year on year, respectively.
This year, the province targeted 1.4 million visitors, including 212,000foreigners, and 350 billion VND (15.08 million USD) in tourism revenue.-VNA
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A typical orchard in Vinh Long province
