08:00 01/09/2024

Khanh Hoa welcomes over 8 mln tourists in 8M

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The figure including 3.2 million foreign tourists.

An international light festival held in Khanh Hoa province's Nha Trang city, one of activities attractive to tourists.
An international light festival held in Khanh Hoa province's Nha Trang city, one of activities attractive to tourists.

South-central coastal Khanh Hoa province welcomed over 8 million tourists in the first eight months of the year, fulfilling 88.9% of the annual target, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Of which, 3.2 million were foreigners.

In August alone, over 1.3 million tourists visited the province, a year-on-year increase of 33.1%.

Total tourism revenue in the eight-month period reached more than VND39.5 trillion ($1.57 billion).

The province targets to welcome 9 million visitors in 2024, including 3 million international holiday-makers.

The province has organized many tourism promotion programs to promote tourism in key and potential foreign markets such as China, South Korea, Kazakhstan and Thailand.