From early year to now, the province received 1,450,000 tourists, an increase of 165% against the same period of 2013. Of which, international tourists was estimated to reach 21,000, rose 7%; domestic tourists were at an estimation of 1,430,000, rose 171%. Alone in the first five months of the year, 785,000 tourists paid visit to the grave of General Vo Nguyen Giap in Vung Chua - Yen Island.

Total revenues from tourism activities was estimated at about VND 1,450,000 million, rose 165% from the same period last year. Of which, revenues from tourism sector were estimated at VND 201,000 million, up 30%; revenues from selling travel tickets reached VND24,600 million, up 26%. These revenues contributed VND 49,900 million to State budget, rose 84%.

In order to achieve these results, at the beginning of the year, Quang Binh tourism sector has organized the programs with aim at promoting and popularizing local tourism, strengthened state management on tourism, paid attention to security and order, environmental sanitation and food safety at tourist sites.

In addition, the sector has carried out surveys to open new tours and tourism routes; diversified forms of tourism with high quality; associated with neighboring provinces to develop tourism; opened new bus routes to serve the travelling demand of tourists; organized training courses on skills to improve the quality of human resource for tourism sector.

Reported by quangbinhtourism.vn
Translated by N.Y