Phu Tho invests VND5,800 billion to develop tourism
(VOV) - Northern Phu Tho province will spend over VND5,800 billion to invest in developing its tourism sector from now to 2020 targeting to turn the sector into the leading industry in the region.
The investment is expected to increase to VND13,000 billion by 2030, aiming to invest in building infrastructure, developing human resource for the tourism sector, create tourism products of the province.
The province will focus on completing and putting five major projects into operation by 2020 including Hung King Temple National Tourism Site, the eco-tourism site of the Xuan Son National Garden (Tan Son district), Thanh Thuy Mineral Water Resort (Thanh Thuy district), Van Lang Tourism Site, Bach Hac-Ben Got tourism site in Viet Tri city.
It will also strengthen investment in building vocational training systems for the tourism sector to ensure the supply of highly qualified staff with a good command of foreign languages and communications skills as well as expanding international cooperation in training and research.
Provincial authorities hope to attract 6,000 international arrivals and 7.2 million local visitors by 2015, 10,000 foreign tourists and 8.2 million local visitors by 2020 and 25,000 foreign arrivals and 10.7 million domestic visitors by 2030.
The province is expected to earn over VND564 billion in revenue by 2015 and over VND3,813 billion by 2030.