Ly Son Island looks to become national tourism area
Authorities of the central coastal province of Quang Ngai have asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to approve an adjustment to the masterplan to develop Ly Son island district into a national tourism area.
A view of the sea from Thoi Loi Mountain on Ly Son Island (Photo: VNA)
QuangNgai (VNA) - Authorities of the central coastal province of QuangNgai have asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to approve anadjustment to the masterplan to develop Ly Son island district into a nationaltourism area.
Under the masterplan approved by the Government, the district will be turnedinto a national tourism destination by 2020. However, the island district boastsgreat potential and meets conditions to be recognised as a national complicatedtourism area.
Theprovincial People’s Committee said that the adjustment to the masterplan isnecessary to fully tap the tourism potential of the locality, thus making theisland a main driving force for tourism development of Quang Ngai.
Ly Son Island has a population of 23,000 people.
The island – as well as a vastcoastal area in the districts of Binh Son, Tra Bong, Ba To, Sa Huynh, NghiaHanh and Quang Ngai city on a total of 2,000sq.km – is being considered fordesignation as a Global Geo-Park by UNESCO.
According to reports of the district People’s Committee, the island welcomed morethan 230,000 visitors in 2018, raking in 240 billion VND (some 10.3 millionUSD). It has seen strong development of accommodation in recent years, beinghome to 124 accommodation facilities and a large number of restaurants,providing jobs for about 6,000 labourers.-VNA
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A view of the sea from Thoi Loi Mountain on Ly Son Island (Photo: VNA) 
