A view of Vi Thanh city of Hau Giang (Source: baodautu.vn)Hau Giang(VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang should invest over 3.5 trillionVND (150.5 million USD) in 22 projects in order to develop tourism services,improve the transport system, and support tourism activities towards 2025, advisedNgo Son Tung, who represents the consultation company for a project to boostthe province’s tourism by 2020, with vision towards 2025.
Tung, Vice Director ofHanoi Planning JSC, said that Hau Giang should mobilise around 800 billion VND forecotourism projects in Lung Ngoc Hoang natural reserve, about 500 billion VNDto build up three-star hotels and restaurants in Vi Thanh city and Nga Baytown, and 200 billion VND for the expansion of the road linking Highway 1A andMua Xuan agricultural centre.
The province shouldalso invest about 60 billion VND to build tourism board ports in Xa No and CaiCon canals, he said.
He suggested that Hau Giang use the provincial budget for a number of major projects, including thebroadening of Roads 925, 925B, and 927, while also using about 15 billion VNDto strengthen communications to promote tourism, develop its tourism trademark,and improve human resources.
Do Chieu Quy, Directorof the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, said that the provincehas called for business investments in tourism by offering preferentialpolicies in land, tax, and capital access.
Meanwhile, it has encouragedfirms to diversify their tourism products and supported local communities’engagement in tourism activities.
Quy said that HauGiang aims to welcome about 1 million visitors in 2025 to earn nearly 1.5trillion VND.
This year, theprovince has so far served nearly 500,000 tourists, a rise of nearly 30 percentyear-on-year, including nearly 17,000 foreigners. Its tourism revenue wasestimated at nearly 150 billion VND, a surge of 20 percent over 2017. –VNA
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