More than 2 million tourists chose the central coastal province of Khanh
Hoa as the destination for their holidays in the first seven months of
2014, said the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Nearly 469,000 of the amount were foreigners, soaring by some 33 percent from a year before.
Meanwhile, local interesting places welcomed over 6.4 million arrivals over the period.
In
July alone, lodging establishments in Khanh Hoa catered for 388,000
vacationers, including 57,800 foreigners while tourist destinations
greeted around 1.3 million visitors.
The province raked in 651
billion VND (31 million USD) in tourism revenues in the month with 456
billion VND (21.7 million USD) from lodging services.
In 2014,
the province is set to welcome 3.4 million tourists, including 840,000
foreign visitors, and earn 5 trillion VND (238.1 million USD) from this
sector.
Khanh Hoa is well-known for its beautiful beaches, and restaurants, hotels, relic sites, and entertainment centres.
Some
spots such as Ponagar Tower, Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography,
Doctor Alexandre Yersin’s Grave and the Vinpearl Amusement Park,
Waterland Thach Lam Stream Amusement Park, Khanh Hoa bird’s nest
restaurant and the Hai Thai ancient houses are known for high quality
and safe services for visitors.-VNA