Tourists at a hotel in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)Kien Giang (VNA) – Islands of southern Kien Giangprovince became magnets for tourists during the National Reunification (April30) and May Day (May 1) holiday starting on April 28, contributing to a sharprise of visitors to this Mekong Delta locality in the first four months of2018.
Kien Giang welcomed over 270,000 touristarrivals during the four-day holiday, up nearly 40 percent from the same periodlast year. They included more than 5,400 foreigners, rising by some 34 percentyear on year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.
Most of the vacationers chose such islands asPhu Quoc, Lai Son, An Son, Nam Du, Hon Nghe and Hai Tac as their destinations.Notably, Phu Quoc Island attracted nearly 100,000 visitors during the holiday,compared to the previously estimated 40,000.
Vice Chairman of the Phu Quoc district People’sCommittee Huynh Quang Hung said despite a surge in the tourist number, localaccommodation facilities were still able to provide the best services at stableprices.
To serve the soaring travel demand, Phu QuocInternational Airport increased domestic flights while Superdong Phu Quoc, aspeedboat service provider, also offered more trips linking Rach Gia city andHa Tien township in the mainland to this island during the holiday.
As a result of its efforts, the provinceattracted more than 2.5 million tourists in the first four months of this year,up 18 percent from a year earlier.-VNA
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