A recognition decision for the Mui Ne national tourist site was announced at a ceremony in Phan Thiet city, the southern central province of Binh Thuan, on October 24.
A beach in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – A recognition decision for theMui Ne national tourist site was announced at a ceremony in Phan Thiet city,the southern central province of Binh Thuan, on October 24.
The site spreads across some 14,760ha of coastal land fromPhan Ri Cua township of Tuy Phong district to Phu Hai ward of Phan Thiet city,with a core area of about 1,000ha for developing tourism facilities.
With special tourism resources, especially vast sand dunes –a symbol of Binh Thuan, it is expected to welcome 75-80 percent of the domesticvisitors and 90-95 percent of all foreign travellers to the province.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decisionto recognise the Mui Ne tourist site as a national one on August 24 this year.
Addressing the announcement ceremony, Deputy Minister NguyenVan Hung said Mui Ne has become a renowned destination and been called a“resort capital” in Vietnam.
The ministry’s recognition will help increase the value ofthe brand “Mui Ne”, form a system of national tourist sites across the country,and also mark the development of Binh Thuan’s tourism, he noted.
In the recent past, the province has worked hard to completelocal tourism infrastructure and attract investors with strong financialstrength and rich experience to develop luxury tourism complexes, which is aprerequisite to establish Binh Thuan in general and Mui Ne in particular as ahigh-end destination comparable to those in the region and the world, accordingto Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Hoa./.
Mui Ne beach in the south central province of Binh Thuan is set to become one of the most-visited destinations in the Asia-Pacific by 2030 under a master plan for the development of Mui Ne National Tourism Site to 2025 with a vision for 2030 recently approved by the Prime Minister.
The south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan is looking to turn Mui Ne beach resort town into one of the leading tourist spots in Asia-Pacific by 2030.
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a decision recognising Mui Ne tourist site in the south-central province of Binh Thuan as a national tourist site.
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A beach in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province (Photo: VNA) 
