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HCM City river tourism falls short of expectations

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite HCM City’s dense network of rivers and canals, waterway tourism has not matched its potential, thus failing the city’s expectations it would become the main tourism product by 2020. 

Tourism creates real chances

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soc Trang Province is calling for investments in tourism, especially eco- and community-based tourism. Moreover, this Mekong Delta province also boosts regional cooperation, mainly river tourism.

HCM City to hold many river activities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many cultural and sport activities in rivers will be held by HCMC to attract tourists and the city will call for investments to build piers and wharves.

Saigontourist entrusted to develop river tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has entrusted Saigontourist Holding Company to develop river tourism and agreed on the firm’s proposals to create some typical tourism products for the city.

HCM City to upgrade Bach Dang Wharf for river tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC authorities will upgrade the wharf and the pier of Bach Dang Wharf and map out a zoning plan for other wharfs and piers in districts 1, 8, 9, Can Gio and Cu Chi to develop river tourism,

Lack of wharves impedes river tourism in HCM City

For years now, Ho Chi Minh City authorities have been convinced that river tourism is an important, viable and lucrative marketing product to enhance and enrich the City’s hospitality industry,