The information was shared by Mr. Bui The Nhan - Director of Binh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism - at the seminar "Introducing and promoting the new destination Ke Ga" on November 30. The event was organized by Azerai Group in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan province.
Binh Thuan tourism is growing rapidly
Mr. Nhan said that in early 2023, Binh Thuan is expected to welcome 8.3 million tourists, an increase of 2.1 million compared to 2022 (6.2 million visitors), with revenue reaching 19,500 billion VND. Of which, international visitors are expected to reach about 220,000.
By the end of November, the province had exceeded the set target, the number of visitors increased by 16.4%, especially foreign visitors doubled compared to last year.
Explaining the growth, Mr. Nhan said that last year Binh Thuan tourism had many favorable factors, in which the Phan Thiet - Dau Giay and Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressways were put into operation, helping Binh Thuan have Leap, explosive progress.
Currently, the province is continuing to renovate and prepare to welcome new visitors after Phan Thiet airport comes into operation. The expressways alone have helped Binh Thuan increase more than 2 million passengers, and it is predicted that the airport will attract even more visitors.
"Recently, Binh Thuan also reached the top localities in the country with large revenue, over 10,000 billion VND, confirming its mark on Vietnam's tourism map," Mr. Nhan said.
Thanks to later development, Ke Ga Cape still retains its wild features from nature to local identity - Photo: BTC
Upgrading Ke Ga Cape to become a "new tourism star" of Binh Thuan
Still retaining the wildness of the beach and close to famous natural historical relics such as Ta Cu Mountain, Linh Son Truong Tho Pagoda, where the oldest lighthouse in Southeast Asia is located, Ke Ga Cape is now One of the famous tourist destinations of Binh Thuan.
Like a "rough pearl" of Binh Thuan, but according to Mr. Nhan, despite its great tourism potential, Ke Ga Cape still has limited accommodation facilities and typical tourism and entertainment products to retain tourists due to The connecting transport infrastructure is still weak, not attracting high-class businesses to invest capital.
After the expressway was installed, the driving time from Ho Chi Minh City to Ke Ga was shortened to only two hours. "The locality is planning to upgrade Ke Ga cape to become the second "resort capital" of Binh Thuan after Mui Ne," Mr. Nhan informed.
Representing one of the major investors pouring capital into Binh Thuan tourism, Mr. Julian Moore - general manager of Azerai Ke Ga Bay, part of Azerai Resort Real Estate Group - highly appreciated the wild beauty of Mui Ke. Ga and said he "fell in love with this land at first sight".
Azerai representative said that is the reason why Azerai chose Ke Ga Cape to become the third stop for Azerai luxury resort in Vietnam, after Azerai Can Tho and Azerai La Residence Hue.
In the future, when traffic connections become more convenient and the trend of short-term weekend travel takes over, Mr. Julian Moore believes that Ke Ga Cape will develop even more, with full potential to become a new star of tourism. Binh Thuan.