Central Highlands Lam Dong province and southern An Giang province haveseen a surge in the number of visitors over the past month.
Lam Dong, home to the famous resort city of Da Lat , attracted385,700 tourists in February, a year on year increase of 35.4 percent,including 33,800 foreign visitors. The result is attributable to thelong Lunar New Year holiday that coincided with the season of cherryblossoms in Da Lat. The tourism industry’s revenues for the monthtotalled 383 billion VND, up 56 percent.
Januaryincluded, the province served 730,700 visitors, including 54,100 foreignvisitors, a year-on-year increase of 13.2 percent. Tourism revenues forthe two-month period reached 698 billion VND, a 38 percent increasefrom the same period last year.
With several majorevents planned for this year in Da Lat, Lam Dong’s tourism industryexpects a good year in 2013. Da Lat will celebrate its 120 thfounding anniversary and host a Flower Festival as well as the launch ofthe National Tourism Year of Tay Nguyen – Lam Dong 2014.
Meanwhile, An Giang province, home to several religious sites popularamong pilgrims, welcomed 735,822 visitors in February only, a 4.37 foldincrease from January’s figure, earning 24.5 billion VND.
The south-western border province of An Giang greets fivemillion local and foreign visitors each year. Many are local pilgrimswho come to pray for good luck and fortune at pagodas and temples in thesacred Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) area with the highest Buddha statue ofthe country and Nui Sam National Heritage Complex.-VNA
Lam Dong, home to the famous resort city of Da Lat , attracted385,700 tourists in February, a year on year increase of 35.4 percent,including 33,800 foreign visitors. The result is attributable to thelong Lunar New Year holiday that coincided with the season of cherryblossoms in Da Lat. The tourism industry’s revenues for the monthtotalled 383 billion VND, up 56 percent.
Januaryincluded, the province served 730,700 visitors, including 54,100 foreignvisitors, a year-on-year increase of 13.2 percent. Tourism revenues forthe two-month period reached 698 billion VND, a 38 percent increasefrom the same period last year.
With several majorevents planned for this year in Da Lat, Lam Dong’s tourism industryexpects a good year in 2013. Da Lat will celebrate its 120 thfounding anniversary and host a Flower Festival as well as the launch ofthe National Tourism Year of Tay Nguyen – Lam Dong 2014.
Meanwhile, An Giang province, home to several religious sites popularamong pilgrims, welcomed 735,822 visitors in February only, a 4.37 foldincrease from January’s figure, earning 24.5 billion VND.
The south-western border province of An Giang greets fivemillion local and foreign visitors each year. Many are local pilgrimswho come to pray for good luck and fortune at pagodas and temples in thesacred Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) area with the highest Buddha statue ofthe country and Nui Sam National Heritage Complex.-VNA
