Ham Thuan Nam district
Ham Thuan Nam district: Turning
tourism into key economic sector
BTO - Turning
tourism into key economic sector, People’s Committee of Ham Thuan Nam district
has plan the national action program on tourism, the period 2013 – 2020, with
many specific resolutions to attract domestic and foreign visitors. In 2016, the
district reached 417.450 arrivals, its turnover of more than VND 175 billion.
The resolutions
consist of diversifying tourism products, entertainment shows, conference…;
boosting tourism promotion at home and abroad;
expanding its marketing reach into new markets; building synchronous
infrastructure systems, services and tours; training tourism knowledge for
street vendors; maximum exploitation of coastal tourism resources in communes
Thuan Quy and Tan Thanh; improving quality of local festivals such as Ta Cu
mountain climbing contest, bike racing around Ta Cu mountain, the death
anniversary of the ancestor on October 5th (lunar calendar)… The resorts
implement their marketing practices, civilized behavior for tourists. The
functional departments of the district clean tourism environment (no garbage, no
begging…), check food safety and hygiene, encourage investment…
Thanks to the
priority policy, 73 projects in Ham Thuan Nam district have been approved by
Binh Thuan People’s Committee, with total registered capital of VND 6,637
billion, covering 772 hectares. 16 projects have been in operation; 22 ones are
being constructed. There are 6 hotels and resorts ranked from one-star to 5
stars: Anh Duong resort, Thanh Binh I, Doi Su, Saigon – Suoi Nhum, Rock Water
Bay, Princess d'an Nam resort. Specially, the People’s Committee of the district
promptly solved difficulties for enterprises. 3 projects (Gia Bien resort, Van
Ke, Thuan Nam) were withdrawn by Binh Thuan People’s Committee due to
Lack of financial capacity . The others – Lien Huong – Saigon, Phuong Anh II,
Sapa Nirvana, Cam Thai have been extended until December 31th 2016. If the
projects have not been performed, they will be withdrawn officially.
Trang Minh
(source: Binh Thuan Newspaper)