The northern province of Hoa Binh is hoping to receive more than 3.32million visitors by 2020, generating a revenue of nearly 2.5 trillionVND (118.5 million USD), which they intend to double by 2030, ultimatelybringing 11 trillion VND (520.3 million USD) into the province.
The figures were released in the recently-launched tourismdevelopment plan for the province through 2020, including a vision for2030.
Under the plan, the tourism sector, which is expectedto create nearly 47,000 jobs for local workers, will need an investmentof more than 23 trillion VND (1.1 billion USD) by 2030, of which 85percent is expected to come from foreign investors.
In orderto achieve these targets, the sector aims to improve infrastructurefacilities, and expand high-quality services to enhance itscompetitiveness.
Director of the provincial Department ofCulture, Sport and Tourism Bui Ngoc Lam said the province has madetargeted investments to develop infrastructure facilities surroundingthe Hoa Binh reservoir, one of the national key tourist sites.
The promotion project has involved a number of businesses, includingHoa Binh Tourist JSC, which has invested more than 100 billion VND (5.1million USD) in building high-end hotels and yachts to attract moreinternational tourists.
With the advantage of its proximityof Hanoi, Hoa Binh has recently attracted several investment projects,the most remarkable of which were a complex of recreational park,ecotourism and hot spring resort in Kim Boi district and the Dau Rong(Dragon Head) cave system in Cao Phong district.
Additionally, more attractions have been developed in Mai Chau district,a popular destination for foreign visitors, including the Dua (Coconut)island in Da river in Chieng Chau commune, Vit co xanh (Mallard)ecotourism site, a museum on Muong ethnic minority culture in Luong Sondistrict, and the Hoa Binh Hydro power plant, among others.
In 2014, the province welcomed more than two million visitors, including180,000 international tourists, generating more than 700 billion VND(33.3 million USD).-VNA
The figures were released in the recently-launched tourismdevelopment plan for the province through 2020, including a vision for2030.
Under the plan, the tourism sector, which is expectedto create nearly 47,000 jobs for local workers, will need an investmentof more than 23 trillion VND (1.1 billion USD) by 2030, of which 85percent is expected to come from foreign investors.
In orderto achieve these targets, the sector aims to improve infrastructurefacilities, and expand high-quality services to enhance itscompetitiveness.
Director of the provincial Department ofCulture, Sport and Tourism Bui Ngoc Lam said the province has madetargeted investments to develop infrastructure facilities surroundingthe Hoa Binh reservoir, one of the national key tourist sites.
The promotion project has involved a number of businesses, includingHoa Binh Tourist JSC, which has invested more than 100 billion VND (5.1million USD) in building high-end hotels and yachts to attract moreinternational tourists.
With the advantage of its proximityof Hanoi, Hoa Binh has recently attracted several investment projects,the most remarkable of which were a complex of recreational park,ecotourism and hot spring resort in Kim Boi district and the Dau Rong(Dragon Head) cave system in Cao Phong district.
Additionally, more attractions have been developed in Mai Chau district,a popular destination for foreign visitors, including the Dua (Coconut)island in Da river in Chieng Chau commune, Vit co xanh (Mallard)ecotourism site, a museum on Muong ethnic minority culture in Luong Sondistrict, and the Hoa Binh Hydro power plant, among others.
In 2014, the province welcomed more than two million visitors, including180,000 international tourists, generating more than 700 billion VND(33.3 million USD).-VNA
