According to statistics, Kon Tum province ranks second in the Central Highlands region (after Lam Dong) in terms of tourist arrivals.
On December 11, the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Kon Tum province organized the Kon Tum Tourism Promotion and Advertisement Conference for 2024.
This event is part of the activities marking the 5th Culture-Tourism Week and the 2nd Festival of Gongs and Xoang Dance of the Kon Tum ethnic people in 2024.
Kon Tum province tourism promotion conference in 2024
Statistics indicate that in 2023, Kon Tum welcomed 1.3 million visitors, including 5,000 international tourists. By 2024, the total number of visitors is expected to reach 2.3 million, with international arrivals increasing to 8,500. This makes Kon Tum the second most-visited province in the Central Highlands region, after Lam Dong. To date, Kon Tum has officially recognized 13 tourist sites and one provincial-level tourism area.
Mang Den night economic zone shimmers in the lights among the pine forest
Kon Tum is actively surveying and assessing new potential tourist sites to expand tourism types and enhance the province’s appeal to both domestic and international visitors.
From 2022 to the present, Kon Tum has supported and guided more than 110 investors and businesses, attracting 18 new projects with a total investment of over VND 2,214 billion. Of these, Kon Tum City accounts for 16 projects with a total registered capital of over VND 1,336 billion, while Kon Plong District has two projects with a total registered capital of over VND 877 billion.
To make tourism a spearhead economic sector by 2030, Kon Tum plans to boost ecology and resort tourism in areas such as Mang Den, Ngoc Linh, and Chu Mom Ray; develop community-based tourism; and leverage the cultural values of ethnic areas.
Additionally, the province aims to implement 153 projects, including 40 in trade, services, and tourism, to better meet tourist demands. There will be a focus on improving transportation infrastructure and enhancing connectivity to key tourist destinations such as the Bo Y International Border Gate and Mang Den.
At the conference, Mr. Pham Van Thuy, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, remarked that Kon Tum boasts a cool climate, a unique and diverse ecosystem, and rich cultural heritage from various ethnic groups. However, he noted that the province’s infrastructure remains underdeveloped, the quality of its tourism workforce is insufficient, and its tourism products are neither diverse nor attractive enough to fully capitalize on the province’s potential and strengths.
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Source: Vietnam Insider