Some Russian enterprises are seeking to invest in tourist facilities in the coastal province of Khanh Hoa given a strong growth of Russian tourists coming to the province, especially its capital city of Nha Trang, a local official said.
Truong Dang Tuyen, director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said Russia’s Focus Travel Co. and another firm are conducting procedures to develop two resorts along Long Beach, which is the section between Cam Ranh International Airport and Nha Trang City.
“The two enterprises are performing investment procedures. Focus Travel will build a resort consisting of over 200 rooms while the other resort will have some 400 rooms, mainly to cater to Russian tourists. Other investors are exploring investment opportunities here,” Tuyen told the Daily last week on the sidelines of the meeting introducing Nha Trang Sea Festival 2013 held in HCMC.
The number of Russian tourists has increased strongly in recent years. Khanh Hoa Province expects to welcome around 100,000 tourists this year, up 20,000 from last year.
Currently, in addition to charter flights taking Russian tourists to the province, Vietnam Airlines has opened the direct Cam Ranh-Moscow air service with a frequency of a weekly flight which will be increased to two flights from October.
Tuyen said that Russian tourists account for one-fifth of the total number of international tourists to Khanh Hoa, and hence the province has made investments to offer better services. The province has coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to offer trainings on the Russian language for tourism staff as well as prepare cultural programs for Russian tourists.