At noon on May 1st, in an interview with a reporter from the Economic & Urban Newspaper, Mr. Tran Hieu Hung, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ca Mau province, stated: According to preliminary statistics as of noon on May 1st, the total tourism revenue of the province reached 166.4 billion VND, a slight increase of nearly 2% compared to the same period in 2023.
However, the total number of visitors during the April 30th and May 1st holidays in 2024 was 212,258, a decrease of nearly 5% compared to the same period in 2023. Of that total, the Traditional Cake Festival and some children's entertainment areas alone attracted 91,190 visitors. In addition, cultural and tourist attractions remain a strong draw for visitors.
Notable examples include: Dat Mui Tourist Area: 15,609 visitors; Dat Mui Community Tourism: 13,678 visitors; Hon Da Bac Tourist Area: 11,024 visitors; Thu Duy Eco-tourism Area: 6,770 visitors; Huong Tram Tourist Area: 6,150 visitors; Ho Chi Minh Memorial Area and historical sites: 6,014 visitors; U Minh Ha National Park: 4,088 visitors; ECO Eco-tourism site: 3,523 visitors; An Nhien Eco-tourism site: 2,788 visitors; Khai Long Tourist Area: 2,195 visitors; Hoa Rung Eco-tourism site: 1,840 visitors; Lang Sen Eco-tourism site (new site): 1,701 visitors; Song Trem Forestry and Fishery Farm: 1,386 visitors; and visitors to the Fair.
This year, Ca Mau successfully organized a series of activities within the "Ca Mau - Destination 2024" event program, effectively serving the political objectives of celebrating the complete liberation and reunification of Southern Vietnam on April 30th and International Labor Day on May 1st. These activities not only effectively disseminated the political significance of the holidays to the people but also served as a highlight to attract tourists.
During this holiday, the Ca Mau Province Book and Reading Culture Day 2024, the U Minh Forest Scent Event 2024, and the 4th Southern Traditional Cake Festival were organized with many activities such as: Karaoke singing festival “U Minh Forest Scent”; cooking competition; exhibition of images on the theme “U Minh – 45 years of a journey”; display of typical agricultural products; sports and folk games; traditional cake making competition; cultural and artistic activities held nightly; guidance on processing, displaying, and selling various types of traditional cakes; display of OCOP products; images of Ca Mau tourism... These diverse activities created a highlight for tourism, attracting nearly half of the total number of tourists to Ca Mau during this holiday,” Mr. Tran Hieu Hung added.
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