The tourism industry brought VND2.6 trillion to the region, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent.

Vietnam Embassy in Israel Promoting Vietnam Tourism

A Sharp Increase of Sea Travelers to Vietnam This Year 2012

According to the Mekong River Delta Tourism Association, regional provinces have collaborated with each other to upgrade infrastructure, produce new tourism products and attract more investment for developing tourism in the 2010-2015 period.  

Floating Market- Mekong River Delta- South Vietnam

Each province focuses on promoting specific key tourism products, for instance waterway tourism and festivals in Can Tho and An Giang, convalescence in Kien Giang, tours of Vietnam’s southern tip and eco-tourism in Ca Mauand cultural festivals of the Khmer ethnic group in Soc Trang.

Along with upgrading tourism infrastructure, these localities also develop particular specialty products such as fine arts and handicrafts, fruit, fish sauce and confectionaries, attracting more and more tourists who travel to Vietnamand would like to know more about Vietnam culture in general and regional culture of Vietnamese in particular.