Tourists at Chan May port (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien – Hueexpects to receive 49 cruise ships and 113,000 tourists in 2017.
Last year,the port welcomed 36 ships with 87,000 visitors on board, an increase of 8,500compared to 2015.
Chan May port is located between the two biggestcities in the central region – Hue and Da Nang. The port also lies on the mainsea route linking Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong (China) and Vietnam.
It is among 46 seaports inSoutheast Asia selected by the Asia Cruise Association as a stopover for cruiseships.
After a recent wharf upgrade,the port can now accommodate 30,000 DWT vessels and cruise ships carrying 3,000-4,000passengers each.
Accordingto Nguyen Van Chuong, vice director general of Chan May Port JSC, to facilitate travel in the port areaat night, a lighting system is being built on the route connecting the wharf with national highway 1A.
Cruise shiparrivals are likely to bring huge revenues to the local tourism sector, howeverservices for big-spending passengers remain limited.
Connected toursin the region and with neighbouring regions offer a potential solution to thisissue. Recently, tourism departments of Hanoi, Thua Thien – Hue, Da Nang andQuang Nam signed a pact to develop the sector through providing linked toursand facilitating travel companies.-VNA
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