Mui Ne Beach in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan. - VNA/VNS
BINH THUAN: The south central province of Binh Thuan has set a target of welcoming over 9.5 million visitors this year, including 320,000 foreign arrivals, with a total tourism revenue of US$1 billion.
The Binh Thuan Tourism Association and the People's Committee of Phan Thiet City have registered to turn Phan Thiet into an Asean Clean Tourist City in order to promote the locality’s tourism brand with high-quality tourism services in the region.
According to Chairman of the Binh Thuan Tourism Association Nguyen Van Khoa, the association and businesses will strengthen links and cooperation in promoting destinations and typical products, build inter-regional linking products, connect destinations, create unique tourism product chains for tourists to experience, and promote cooperation with other provinces such as Lam Dong and Ninh Thuan to develop long-day tours.
In the first quarter of 2024, Binh Thuan welcomed more than 2.2 million arrivals, including 121,000 foreigners, up 78 per cent from the same period last year. Tourism revenue is estimated at VNĐ5.7 trillion, up 6 per cent. - Vietnam News/ANN
