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Scores of infrastructure facilities,
natural charms and relic sites contrib-
ute to attracting ever more visitors to
Phu Yen. At the time of writing, the
province was set to reach its visitor
target for 2012 having already recorded
500,000 visitors.
Despite continuing hardships in
2012, the province has welcomed sev-
eral investors in search of development
opportunities in the tourism area. Phu
Yen is now home to 35 tourism and
services projects, including 12 foreign
direct investment projects. Among
them, New City Vietnam Co.Ltd from
Brunei is clearing site for a $4.3 billion
tourism complex.
“A number of investors could not
come up with their projects on the
back of the economic slump, both at
home and abroad. Among them are
those with good will who are still do-
ing relevant administrative procedures
for their project’s launch,” said Phu Yen
Investment Promotion Centre director
cum deputy director of Phu Yen Depart-
ment of Planning and Investment, Le
Van Vu. He added that if there were
no big changes some projects will kick
off in 2013, including the Bai Nom eco
resort, the Mat Troi Vang resort in Song
Cau town, and the Long Thuy water
park and ocean tourism complex in Tuy
Hoa city.
In 2012, the provincial culture,
sports and tourism sector and travel
firms ramped up efforts to source coop-
erative opportunities with businesses
outside the province. Accordingly, Phu
Yen Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism and businesses based in the
province took part in two international
trade and tourism fairs and hosted two
promotions in three Central Highlands’
provinces (Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Kon
Tum) and Ho Chi Minh City.
“These trips paid dividends, shown
by the growing number of visitors to
Phu Yen province. Another piece of
good news is that provincial businesses
have cultivated good ties with regional
partners to fuel tourism development,”
said Phu Yen Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism deputy director
Pham Van Bay.
Recently, a group of Ho Chi Minh
City-based travel firms of the Vietnam
Tourism Forum (VTF) teamed up with
Tuy Hoa Tourism-Services Company
Limited and Phu Yen Culture-Tourism
Promotion Centre to survey the possibil-
ity of familiarisation-trips in early 2013.
Phu Yen tourism development re-
lies heavily on the progress of tour-
ism projects in the province. Last year
marked the launch of several big FDI
projects in the province after finalising
relevant investment procedures.
Phu Yen currently hosts 40 FDI pro-
jects worth more than $6.4 billion in
total committed capital, including 10
projects in services and tourism. Most
significant among them are Phu Yen
Project High Grade Tourism Complex,
Vung Ro oil refinery, and Hon Nua eco
resort, which will shortly complete in-
vestment procedures. Some other pro-
jects have begun, such as the Hon Ngoc
eco resort, the second-phase of the Bai
Tram, Sao Viet eco resort and a project
planting ornamental trees for export.
phu yen province
Far left: The bufallo killing festival
Left: Traditional nasket weaving, one
of the provinces many age-old crafts