Can Tho to host National Tourism Year 2008

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has decided to choose the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to host the National Tourism Year 2008.

The National Tourism Year 2008, themed "Mekong River countryside", will feature special festivals from cities and provinces in the region.

The event will coincide with Can Tho's 5th anniversary of becoming a city under the central management.

Can Tho aims to welcome over 2 million visitors during the tourism year, earning a total revenue of VND600 billion ($37.5 million), said Dinh Viet Khanh, Director of the city's Department of Tourism.

The National Tourism Year 2006 is being hosted by central Quang Nam province with the theme of "Quang Nam - Two world heritage sites at one destination". The National Tourism Year 2007, themed "Back to the Capital of Mountain Winds - Viet Bac Revolutionary Base", will be organised in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.