Can Tho welcomes 2.4 million visitors in Q1

City of Can Tho

More the 2.4 million people visited the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho in the first three months of 2018, up 13.6% year on year and realising 30.2% of the yearly target.

Tourism brought in VND895 billion (US$39.29 million) during the period, an annual increase of 20.9%. The revenue met 25.7% of target set for 2018.

Le Minh Son, Vice Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, attributed the results to myriad activities held in celebration of the lunar New Year holiday, particularly the opening of nine more tourism sites.

A range of tourism promotion programmes have been launched, such as piloting guitar and calligraphy performances on Ninh Kieu Wharf every Sunday and introducing three food and fashion streets.

The city plans to boost quality of local tourist destinations, while offering new destinations and tourism services. The plan covers the improvement of river tours and electric car services, and the construction of entertainment and resort area, among other facilities.
Source: VNA