Nghe An welcomed nearly 6 million tourists in 2015

(Baonghean.vn) – According to statistics from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2015, Nghe An welcomed nearly 6 million visitors,including more than 3.6 million overnight guests; including 65,000 international guests. Tourism service revenue reached 2,620 billion VND, up 10% compared to 2014.

As a province with diverse and rich tourism potential, Nghe An identifies tourism as one of the key socio-economic development spearheads. Currently, the accommodation system in Nghe An province is strongly developed with nearly 700 hotels and motels with over 16,000 bedrooms.

Bai Lu Eco-tourism Area (Nghi Loc). Photo: PV.

In addition, a number of high-end resorts and 18-hole golf courses have been built and put into operation at Cua Lo and Nghi Loc beaches; cultural and eco-tourism areas have been initially invested in to exploit the local tourism potential. Restaurants, shopping and entertainment facilities have also developed strongly, capable of providing quality products and services to tourists when coming to Nghe An, especially unique dishes imbued with the cultural identity of Nghe An (including the culinary specialty Eel Porridge, which has been recognized as an Asian record).

Tourists surfing at Cua Lo beach. Photo: Sy Minh.

In addition, Nghe An is a province with favorable transport infrastructure conditions for tourism development. In addition to roads and railways, currently, from Nghe An there are domestic flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Buon Ma Thuot, Da Lat, Nha Trang with an increasing number of passengers (the Vinh - Bangkok flight route is expected to open with the support of Vietravel Tourism Company in April 2016).

With that advantage, Nghe An is the starting point and the main point in the Central Heritage Road tourist routes, and also the starting point of the East-West Corridor tourist route (along National Highway No. 8), programs connecting heritages such as "Journey through the Ancient Capitals", exploring the cave system in the Central region (Thien Duong Cave, Son Doong Cave - the world's largest cave in Quang Binh) ... is a tourist transit point in the country with foreign tourism, especially neighboring countries: Vietnam - Laos - Thailand.

Brilliant sunflower fields in Nghia Dan. Photo: Nguyen Le Thang.

The province has 37 travel businesses, including 14 international travel centers with a constantly growing team of international tour guides, of which the number of Lao and Thai tour guides has increased sharply in both quantity and quality. Tourism activities also create jobs for over 15,000 direct and indirect workers in the area.

Phuoc Anh