Apart from deploying measures to diversify tourism services, enhance quality and promote its images, Binh Thuan focuses on boosting cooperation and connectivity in tourism.
According to Director of the provincial
Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ngo Minh Chinh, the province will
continue to work with other localities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong,
Hanoi, Can Tho to bring more domestic and international visitors to
destinations in Binh Thuan.
In addition, improving transport
infrastructure is an advantage for Binh Thuan’s tourism. The expanded National
Road 1A section running through the province was completed, the construction of
Phan Thiet airport and Vinh Tan port is undergone while the Dau Giay – Phan
Thiet highway building project will be launched.
According to Nguyen Duc Hoa, Vice Chairman of
the provincial People’s Committee, Binh Thuan is a key national tourism
destination, with tourism services including resorts, landscapes, sports,
spiritual tours and MICE tourism.
The sector contributed about seven percent to
provincial GRDP in 2016 and creates thousands of jobs, particularly in rural
and coastal areas.
Binh Thuan also has good conditions for
socio-economic and cultural exchanges with localities in the southeast, south
central and Central Highlands regions. The province also sits among southern
tourism hubs, namely Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province, Da Lat in Lam Dong, HCM
City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.
It has
Binh Thuan had by October had 390 tourism projects, worth
VND63.5 trillion (US$2.79 billion), covering
It is home to more than 300 hotels, with
11,000 rooms and over 500 villas and apartments for tourists.
In 2016, the province received 4.5 million
tourists, including 300,000 foreigners.
It expects to welcome
around seven million tourists by 2020, contributing 10% to provincial GRDP.
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