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Cà Mau tourism seeks improvement

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Tourism activities in Cà Mau need further boost in service quality. — Photo nld.com.vn

CÀ MAU — The southernmost province of Cà Mau will focus more on tourism development, especially with its annual “Cà Mau – Destination” programme to fully utilise its abundance of tourism advantages.

Cà Mau Province has many things to offer, especially the second largest primeval mangrove ecosystem in the world after the Amazon forest of South America. 

U Minh Hạ National Park is another significant destination, with immense Melaleuca forests listed by UNESCO as one of the world’s biosphere reserves.

Meanwhile, the GPS 0001 national coordinate landmark in Ngọc Hiển District’s Đất Mũi Commune is a popular tourist site where visitors can take photos and enjoy the scenery.

Cà Mau also features many famous delicious dishes made from local specialties such as Cà Mau sea crab, land shrimp, mudskipper and U Minh fish, among others. 

Every factor has created unique competitive advantages for Cà Mau’s tourism scene.

However, according to the director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Trần Hiếu Hùng, the local transport infrastructure system of Cà Mau has not met the requirements for efficient tourism development, resulting in a limited number of signature tourism products.

The lack of quality accommodation facilities, food services and entertainment activities at tourism destinations poses another challenge, together with weak human resources. 

Since local ingredients are only processed according to traditional methods, without much creativity and improvement, Cà Mau has failed to meet the increasing culinary needs of tourists.

Despite some improvements, Cà Mau’s tourism needs a further boost as many tourism products have not been properly invested in, Hùng said, adding that nightlife entertainment activities should be planned as well to lengthen the stay of tourists.

In order to make Cà Mau an attractive destination, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will focus on its “Cà Mau – Destination” programme, an annual tourism programme carried out since 2021, consisting of a series of engaging events and activities to attract tourists. 

Relevant authorities will conduct market research, develop new tourism products, innovate tourism promotion methods and focus on improving the quality of human resources for tourism.

In addition, priority will be given to promoting the application of information technology so that businesses can easily access and advertise tourism products on digital platforms.

It is essential to issue preferential mechanisms and policies to support investors and encourage them to participate in tourism activities, and upgrade transport infrastructure to increase accessibility to tourism resources, especially in key tourism areas of the province.

Cà Mau is the southernmost province of Việt Nam, bordering the sea on three sides.

According to the department, during this year’s Hùng Kings and International Labour Day holiday, (from April 29 to May 3 this year), it saw around 222,700 visitors, up 267 per cent year-on-year. — VNS

Source: http://ovietnam.vn/travel/ca-mau-tourism-seeks-improvement_344435.html

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Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors

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Vietnam is among the top three most favourite tourist destinations for Korean visitors in Asia, according to statistics from KB Kookmin Card of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors hinh anh 1Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors. – Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Seoul – Vietnam is among the top three most favourite tourist destinations for Korean visitors in Asia, according to statistics from KB Kookmin Card
of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Korean
tourists have spent money on travel abroad as soon as COVID-19 prevention measures being lifted.

Data
from to KB Kookmin Card  in January 1 – May 15 showed that in Asia, Taiwan (China), Vietnam, Japan and Thailand
are particularly popular destinations for Korean tourists with the growth rates
of 319%, 227%, 193% and 172% , respectively.

Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors hinh anh 2Korean passengers wait for check-in for a flight to Phu Quoc Island (Vietnam)at Incheon International Airport in Seoul (Photo: VNA)

Japan
and Vietnam – the two countries chosen by Korean tourists to visit the most,
still show their attractiveness, with increases of 222% and 163% respectively.

The number of air tickets to Vietnam booked by Korean tourists accounted for
12% of the total of air tickets for outbound tours, just after Japan with 52%.

According to KB Kookmin Card , the booking rate of air
tickets by Korean holiday-makers increased in all regions, with the highest
growth recorded for Asia with a year-on-year surge of 192%.

Travel agencies, airlines, and duty-free shops in the RoK witnessed
respective revenue surges of 409%, 150% and 88% compared to the same period last
year./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-among-top-three-attractive-destinations-for-rok-visitors/253857.vnp

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Foreign visitors to Vietnam surge over 12-fold year on year

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Vietnam welcomed nearly 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months of this year, soaring 12.6-fold from the same period last year, the General Statistics Office said on May 29.

Of the international arrivals, 88% came to the country by air, 10.9% by road, and 1.1% by sea.

Revenue from tourism services went up 89% while earnings from accommodation and restaurant services rose 22%, the General Statistics Office said, attributing the increases partly to many holidays during the five months.

Recently, Vietnamese tourism has continually been honoured by foreign media, helping enhance its attractiveness to international travellers.

Notably, Cat Ba of Hai Phong city has been given the second place among the 10 most spectacular beaches in Asia by Microsoft Travel; Ninh Binh province named among the world’s top 10 best hidden family vacation spots to visit in 2023 by Canada’s The Travel magazine./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/foreign-visitors-to-vietnam-surge-over-12fold-year-on-year/253872.vnp

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Việt Nam received 4.6 million foreign visitors in first five months, over half the year’s target

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Foreign tourists visiting the ancient town of Hội An in the central province of Quảng Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Trịnh Bang Nhiệm

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam welcomed nearly 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months of 2023, soaring 12.6-fold from the same period last year, according to the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

However, the number of foreign visitors in May fell 6.9 per cent from the previous month.

It should be noted that Việt Nam reopened its border and resumed international tourism activities from March 15, 2022.

The country aimed to receive five million foreign tourists in 2022, but only managed to draw in 3.66 million. Việt Nam set sight on eight million foreign tourists this year, but the target was made before China officially announced its reopening in early February and reallowed group tours to Việt Nam in mid-March.

Chinese tourists accounted for one-third of all international arrivals to Việt Nam in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

The tourist arrivals figure for the first five months of 2023 is still only 63 per cent of the 2019 figure.

Of the international arrivals in the first five months, 88 per cent came to the country by air, 10.9 per cent by road, and 1.1 per cent by sea.

Most tourists to Việt Nam in the first five months are from Asia (3.4 million), Europe (621,000), and America (396,000).

171,000 visitors are from Oceania and 10,500 are from Africa, according to the GSO.

Regarding key markets, South Korea continues to have the most visitors coming to Việt Nam with over 1.3 million arrivals, followed by China (nearly 399,000), the United States (over 307,000), and China’s Taiwan (nearly 252,000).

Rounding up the top 10 markets are Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Australia, and Singapore.

Revenue from tourism services went up 89.4 per cent while earnings from accommodation and restaurant services rose 22.1 per cent, the GSO said, attributing the increases partly to many holidays during the five months.

Recently, Vietnamese tourism has been featured by foreign media, helping enhance its attractiveness to international travellers.

Notably, Cát Bà Island of the northern port city of Hải Phòng was given second place among the 10 most spectacular beaches in Asia by Microsoft Travel, the northern province Ninh Bình was named among the world’s top 10 best hidden family vacation spots to visit in 2023 by Canada’s The Travel magazine, and the North-South, or Thống Nhất (Reunification), railway was listed as one of the world’s most amazing train journeys by the Australian version of renowned travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese fried spring rolls (known as “nem rán” in the northern region and “chả giò” in the southern region) and summer rolls (“gỏi cuốn”) are on the list of 50 most popular appetizers in the world compiled by international food magazine Taste Atlas.

In May, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính signed off the Government’s Resolution No. 82/NQ-CP on the main tasks and measures for accelerating effective and sustainable tourism recovery and development. It specified many measures for developing tourism into a key economic sector so as to turn Việt Nam into one of the 30 countries with the highest tourism competitiveness. — VNS

Source: http://ovietnam.vn/travel/viet-nam-received-46-million-foreign-visitors-in-first-five-months-over-half-the-years-target_344703.html

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