Diverse activities planned for Binh Thuan tourism week

The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan, host of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023, will hold a Golden Tourism Week from October 21-24 with the highlight being the week's opening ceremony and a celebration of the 28th anniversary of Binh Thuan Tourism Day.

According to organisers, a lot of activities will be held within the framework of the event, including a fish sauce week which reenacts the history of Phan Thiet fish sauce making occupation and a talk show with the theme “Phan Thiet fish sauce - 300-year journey” with local fish sauce artisans.

A photo exhibition on Binh Thuan's cultural and tourism development achievements as well as cultural and art exchanges will also be organised on this occasion.

According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DoCST), the event aims to introduce the potential and advantages of local tourism to tourists at home and abroad, thereby, contributing to promoting the development of the tourism industry and attracting domestic and international investors to the locality.

It is also an opportunity to unlock the locality’s strength, especially its specialty products such as fish sauce and dragon fruit.  

The event is expected to help businesses strengthen exchanges and cooperation with regions and localities across the country to promote typical products of regions to travelers, the department said.

To achieve the goal of welcoming 6.7 million visitors in 2023 and turning tourism into one of the three key economic sectors, Binh Thuan continues to take full advantage of its advantages and potential to develop tourism in a sustainable way, more professionally, gradually turning Binh Thuan into a national tourist area.

Since the beginning of this year, the province has implemented solutions to attract tourists; focusing on promoting tourism and destinations under the theme  "Binh Thuan - Green convergence" of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023.

According to a report by DoCST, Binh Thuan welcomed an estimated 4.5 million tourists in the first half of this year, up 86% year-on-year. Of the total, there were more than 135,000 foreigners, a 4.4-fold increase compared to that of the same period last year. Revenue from tourism is estimated at 11.3 trillion VND (482 million USD), a 1.5-fold rise against the same period last year

Last year, the province welcomed over 5 million visitors with a revenue of 12.8 trillion VND. /.

VNA