14:30 08/11/2024

Ninh Binh province fulfils tourism target for 2024

Nguyễn Thuấn

The northern province welcoming 7.7 million tourists in the first ten months.

Foreign tourists visit Ninh Binh province.
Foreign tourists visit Ninh Binh province.

Northern Ninh Binh province welcomed nearly 7.7 million tourists in the first ten months of the year, fulfilling the yearly target ahead of schedule.

The figure represents a year-on-year increase of 30.9%.

Of the total, 979,000 were foreign visitors, a 2.8-fold rise compared to the same period last year. Domestic tourists reached over 6.7 million, up 21.3% year-on-year.

Total tourism revenue in the 10-month period is estimated at more than VND7.77 trillion ($304 million), soaring 40.3% year-on-year.

The province earlier set a target of serving 7.5 million tourists in 2024 and gaining tourism turnover of VND8.25 trillion ($325 million).

The province’s industrial production in the past ten months recorded positive growth with the index of industrial production rose 11.12% year-on-year.

The province posted export revenue of over $2.8 billion in the ten-month period, jumping 8.5% compared to the same period last year.