Travellers to the Southwest localities are attracted by beautiful natural scenery, distinct cultural features, and the hospitality and sincerity of local people.
Can Tho city, the “heart” of the Southwest region, greets visitors with many tourist attractions, such as the Temple of Hung Kings, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Ong pagoda, Binh Thuy ancient house, and Cai Rang floating market.
Meanwhile, An Giang province is home to a lot of spiritual tourist destinations, which are always on the travel lists for people at the beginning of the year.
Nui Sam National Tourist Area, which hosts many scenic spots such as Hang Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, Tay An Pagoda and Ba Chua Xu Temple, attracts millions of tourists.
In Soc Trang province, the recent tourism promotion conference was held successfully, attracting the attention of many tour operators.
The provincial authorities launched smart tourism software to help visitors easily select their most suitable tourism products.
Many businesses in the province that are listed in the software, have committed to providing attractive promotional programmes, with most accommodation establishments and restaurants offering price discounts from 10%-20%.
Under the cooperation plan of the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, localities in the region have strengthened connections and links with regions throughout the country, to turn the Mekong Delta into an attractive destination.
According to the Director of Can Tho city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Minh Tuan, in 2023, the city targets to promote cooperation with travel corporations and companies, and develop new tourist products imbued with the local cultural and natural features.
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Cai Rang Floating Market, a popular tourist attraction in Can Tho City |
The city will also work to increase the frequency of flights connecting Can Tho with other localities at home and abroad, enhance human resource training in the tourism sector, and accelerate trade and investment promotion activities., he added.
For his part, Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Tran Anh Thu informed that in 2023, An Giang will focus on developing tourism products for young travellers, such as trekking, camping, and teambuilding.
The province will also consolidate tourism links with localities in the northeast, northwest and Central Highlands regions while taking advantage of social networks, to advertise its land and people to the public and accelerate digital transformation in tourism activities.
This year, Soc Trang province targets to welcome more than 3.5 million visitors, including 85,000 foreigners, according to Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Huynh Thi Diem Ngoc.
To achieve this goal, the local hospitality sector has developed 10 key products in various forms of spiritual-cultural, culinary, ecological, and agricultural tourism, across popular tourist attractions in Soc Trang city and the districts of Chau Thanh, Ke Sach, Vinh Chau, My Tu, and Tran De.
