Khanh Hoa welcomes nearly 5.2 million visitors in six-month period
VOV.VN - The south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa received nearly 5.2 million visitors during the first six months of the year, earning more than VND26 trillion, up over 88% year on year, according to the provincial Tourism Department.
Of the figure, foreign visitors reached nearly 2.4 million, 3.2 times higher than the same period last year. The majority of tourists came from the Republic of Korea, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia.
According to Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, director of the Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism, since the beginning of the year, the province has made efforts to implement a number of promotional programmes in a bid to attract both domestic and international visitors.
She revealed that the locality will hold the Nha Trang International Bay of Light Festival with the theme of "Brilliant milky way" which is scheduled to run from July 13 to 20.
The show will witness the participation of teams from the Republic of Korea, China, France, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is expected to attract more than 50,000 spectators each night.
This year Khanh Hoa aims to welcome roughly 10 million tourists, including some four million foreigners.
