Khanh Hoa province prepares events to entertain tourists during summer

Khanh Hoa will organize big events with a variety of cultural, sports, and art activities to entertain domestic and international tourists during the peak summer season.

The total number of visitors to Khanh Hoa province reached more than 3.8 million in the first five months of 2024, up 2.4 times year-on-year, according to Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, director of the department of tourism in Khanh Hoa province.

Of which, international visitors were estimated to have reached 2 million, an increase of 2.9 times year-on-year. Domestic visitors reached 1.8 million, 1.7 times the number in the same period last year. Total revenue from tourists was estimated at about $785 million, up 150% year-on-year.

In May alone, the total number of visitors reached 830.000, 1.8 times the same period in 2023. Of which, international visitors were estimated at 400.000, up 1.7 times. Total revenue from tourists was estimated at over VND4,200 billion ($165 million), 1.3 times higher than the same period in 2023.

Many international airlines have opened new routes or increased flights to Khanh Hoa, highlighting the attraction of the local tourism industry, according to the Khanh Hoa's statistics department.

Currently, there are 17 flights from South Korea every day and 16 flights from China. Countries such as Thailand, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia have five to seven flights per week to Khanh Hoa.

In addition to the recovery of air passengers, the number of domestic tourists traveling by road from the Central Highlands and southern provinces is also forecast to increase during this year's summer tourist season.

At the same time, the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao expressway was put into operation at the end of April, creating favorable conditions for tourists from southern provinces to visit Khanh Hoa.

This year, the province aims to attract nine million visitors, incluing three million foreign travelers, raking in revenues of VND40 trillion ($1.57 billion).

Drone light show

During this year's summer tourist season, Khanh Hoa province's tourism industry has stepped up promotions through tourism and entertainment events in Nha Trang city.

The Nha Trang Sea Tourism Festival with the theme "Bright Nha Trang Pearl Bay" will take place from June 13 to June 16. The festival will feature about 200 tourism, service, commercial, and culinary booths operating in an open space, with free entry so that tourists and local people can easily access the event. The festival is expected to attract 350-400 thousand domestic and international visitors and representatives from foreign diplomatic missions in Vietnam.

In addition, Khanh Hoa province will also hold the Nha Trang International Bay of Light Festival - Ever Glamor Nha Trang 2024 in July. The festival, with the theme "Brilliant Milky Way", will be the first drone light performance competition in Vietnam, with the participation of four teams from South Korea, China, France, and the UAE.

Each team will perform with a minimum of 1,000 drones, with two different themes on the competition nights, about the current and future culture and image of Khanh Hoa, combined with modern music performances on stage to create a vivid overall picture of creative art.