Local government in the central city of Da Nang is calling for companiesto invest in a resort project exclusively for elderly Japanese, theSaigon Times Daily reported.
The Da Nang municipal Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism said the city has zoned a coastal area ofmore than 10 hectares near Quang Nam province for the project. A numberof investors have come to look into the project and the city is waitingfor more investors to select qualified ones for the project.
Thenumber of Japanese tourists in Da Nang has increased significantly sincethe launch of an air route connecting the city and Japan in July thisyear. The second air route is scheduled later this year.
Expertsdescribed the Da Nang-Japan flight route as a good opportunity forcentral Vietnam in general and Da Nang city in particular to wooJapanese visitors, especially the elderly.
At several previousmeetings with Da Nang authorities, members of the Japan Association ofTravel Agents recommended the city diversify services to attract theelderly from Japan as more than three million elderly Japanese traveloverseas a year and the number is on the rise as Japan’s population isaging.
According the Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports andTourism, the number of visitors to the city in the first nine months ofthis year soared by 18 percent year-on-year to more than three millionvisitors, meeting 84 percent of the year’s target. Of the total number,international arrivals expanded by 18.4 percent to some 657,600 whiledomestic visitors surged by 19.1 percent to more than 2.36 million.
Total tourism revenue in the period stood at 7.83 trillion VND, up 28.7 percent and meeting 88.8 percent of the year’s target.
Thetourism sector of Da Nang is boosting promotion activities in majorforeign visitor-generating markets such as the Republic of Korea, Japan,Russia and Malaysia as well as domestic markets such as Hanoi, HaiPhong, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho city.
In the year to date, 36hotels have been put into service in the city, raising the total numberof hotels and rooms there to 426 and 15,465 respectively. Hotels ofthree-to-five-star hotels make up 71 with more than 7,260 rooms.
Figuresof the General Statistics Office showed more than 486,400 Japanesevisited Vietnam in January-September, up nearly 9 percent year-on-year.-VNA
The Da Nang municipal Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism said the city has zoned a coastal area ofmore than 10 hectares near Quang Nam province for the project. A numberof investors have come to look into the project and the city is waitingfor more investors to select qualified ones for the project.
Thenumber of Japanese tourists in Da Nang has increased significantly sincethe launch of an air route connecting the city and Japan in July thisyear. The second air route is scheduled later this year.
Expertsdescribed the Da Nang-Japan flight route as a good opportunity forcentral Vietnam in general and Da Nang city in particular to wooJapanese visitors, especially the elderly.
At several previousmeetings with Da Nang authorities, members of the Japan Association ofTravel Agents recommended the city diversify services to attract theelderly from Japan as more than three million elderly Japanese traveloverseas a year and the number is on the rise as Japan’s population isaging.
According the Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports andTourism, the number of visitors to the city in the first nine months ofthis year soared by 18 percent year-on-year to more than three millionvisitors, meeting 84 percent of the year’s target. Of the total number,international arrivals expanded by 18.4 percent to some 657,600 whiledomestic visitors surged by 19.1 percent to more than 2.36 million.
Total tourism revenue in the period stood at 7.83 trillion VND, up 28.7 percent and meeting 88.8 percent of the year’s target.
Thetourism sector of Da Nang is boosting promotion activities in majorforeign visitor-generating markets such as the Republic of Korea, Japan,Russia and Malaysia as well as domestic markets such as Hanoi, HaiPhong, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho city.
In the year to date, 36hotels have been put into service in the city, raising the total numberof hotels and rooms there to 426 and 15,465 respectively. Hotels ofthree-to-five-star hotels make up 71 with more than 7,260 rooms.
Figuresof the General Statistics Office showed more than 486,400 Japanesevisited Vietnam in January-September, up nearly 9 percent year-on-year.-VNA
