Nghe An welcomes more than 650,000 visitors during the April 30 holiday

(Baonghean.vn) - A quick report from the Department of Tourism said that more than 650,000 tourists visited Nghe An during the 4-day holiday (April 29 - May 2).Of which, the number of guests staying is estimated at 400,000, international visitors reached about 10,000, an increase of 60% over the same period in 2016.

Tourists are concentrated in coastal tourist destinations. Up to this point, Cua Lo town estimates that in 4 days there will be about 300,000 visitors coming to swim, relax and attend the Cua Lo 2017 tourism festival. Room occupancy rate is nearly 90%.

In addition, the number of visitors coming to swim and relax at Dien Thanh (Dien Chau), Quynh Luu, and Hoang Mai beach tourist destinations reached about 100,000.

The number of tourists flocking to Cua Lo during the holidays increases dramatically. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Other tourist destinations such as Kem waterfall in Pu Mat National Park, community tourism in Con Cuong, Thanh Chuong tea island, Dai Tue pagoda (Nam Dan), Kim Lien relic site, Truong Bon historical relic site, Vinh city, Dien Lam Safari tourist area (Dien Chau)... the number of visitors all increased sharply compared to 2016 from 50 - 70%.

Many tourist attractions such as Vinpearl Cua Hoi, Bai Lu, Safari Dien Lam... have 100% room occupancy during the holidays.

Overall, during the past 4 days of the holiday, localities and management boards of tourist sites have basically ensured good security and order, safety of documents, artifacts, people and property. As of May 1, there have been no accidents at tourist sites in the area; service prices are stable; there has been no price gouging or overcharging in the area. However, there have been times when local traffic jams have occurred (the road from Vinh to Cua Lo, the road to Kem waterfall, the road to the Safari Dien Lam tourist area).

Phuoc Anh