Post date: 22/06/2015

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Quang Binh welcomes over 1.8 million tourists in six beginning months of 2015

(Quang Binh Portal) - In the first six months of 2015, Quang Binh was estimated to welcome 1.8 million tourists, rose by nearly 3% from the same period last year and achieved over 56% from the plan of 2015. Of tourists, international arrivals were estimated to reach 29,000, rose by 6%, domestic arrivals were estimated to reach 1.7 million, rose by 3% from the same period last year, according to the report of the Provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Total tourism revenues were at an estimation of over VND2,067 billion, rose by 14% from the same period last year, of which revenues from tourism activity were an estimation of over VND276 billion, rose by 29% from the same period last year, contributing to State buget was VND74 billion, rose by 29%.

In order to improve tourism quality and attract tourists to Quang Binh, the tourism industry has taken many measures, including: launching programs on tourism promotion; promoting tourism popularization; joining in annual tourism events such as the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2015, the Vietnam International Travel Mart - VITM Hanoi and Conference on tourism promotion in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi; opening training courses on tourist skills to improve the quality of human resource; strengthening price management on services, ensuring food safety…

In the coming time, Quang Binh tourism industry actively promotes activities to propagandize the 55th anniversary of the founding of Vietnam's tourism industry (July 9, 1960-2015); Quang Binh Cave Festival 2015; the Investment and Tourism Promotion Conference…

By Nhu Y
(Source: quangbinhtourism.vn)
 

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