The number of tourist arrivals to the northern province of Ninh Binh hit 6.3 million in the first nine months of this year, up 4.9 percent compared to the same period last year.
The number of tourist arrivals to the northern province of Ninh Binh hit 6.3 million in the first nine months of this year. (Photo: VNA)
Ninh Binh (VNA) - The number of tourist arrivals to the northern province of Ninh Binh hit6.3 million in the first nine months of this year, up 4.9 percent compared to thesame period last year.
Of the total visitors, 647,000 were foreign holidaymakers while domesticvisitors accounted for 5.7 million, representing an increase of 1.4 percent and5.7 percent against the same period of 2017, respectively, according to thelatest statistics released by the provincial Tourism Department.
The province’s tourism sector earned 2.4 trillion VND (102 million USD) intotal revenue in the reviewed period, a year-on-year increase of 18.9 percent.
The achievements are attributed to the provincial tourism sector’s efforts tostrengthen management of tourism, promote tourism activities at home andabroad, diversify tourist products, upgrade infrastructure, improve foreignlanguage skills for its staff, and perfect service quality.
In the remaining months of the year, the tourism sector has set to welcome more950,000 visitors, and earn 400 billion VND in turnover (17 million USD).
Ninh Binh has been listed as one of the 50 best spots to visit in 2018 by UStravel site Insider.
The province is striving to become one of the tourism hubs of Vietnam by 2020 and to turntourism into a spearhead industry of the local economy by 2030. This is thegoal of the province’s master plan on tourism development until 2025, with avision to 2030.
Ninh Binh looks to attract 1 million foreign arrivals and 7 million domesticvisitors by 2020, 1.5 million and 9 million by 2025, and 2.1 million and 11.2million by 2030. Meanwhile, tourism revenue is expected at over 4.2 trillionVND (179.7 million USD), 11.8 trillion VND (504.8 million USD), and 27 trillionVND (1.15 billion USD), respectively.
The province welcomed more than 7 million visitors and earned over 2.5 trillionVND (107 million USD) from this industry in 2017, respectively rising by 9.5percent and 43 percent year on year. - VNA
The northern province of Ninh Binh is striving to become one of the tourism hubs of Vietnam by 2020 and to turn tourism into a spearhead industry of the local economy by 2030.
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The number of tourist arrivals to the northern province of Ninh Binh hit 6.3 million in the first nine months of this year. (Photo: VNA) 
