On May 2, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province said that on the second day of the holiday (1.9), the whole province welcomed more than 202,000 visitors, with total estimated revenue of more than 170 billion VND.
Of which, Vung Tau alone welcomed more than 87,000 visitors, with an estimated revenue of more than 78 billion VND; Xuyen Moc district welcomed more than 64,000 visitors, with an estimated revenue of more than 42 billion VND; Con Dao only welcomed more than 5,000 visitors but with an estimated revenue of more than 21 billion VND...
Both tourism turnover and tourism revenue in the whole province increased by over 40% over the same period in 2024. The average room occupancy rate in the whole province is about 95-100%.
Welcoming a large number of visitors, traffic in Vung Tau City and some places had slight congestion, but the Traffic Police force was present early to regulate and regulate traffic appropriately.
According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on 2.5 days, many exciting activities will continue to take place to serve people and tourists.
In the Bai Sau area of Vung Tau City, the performances of the National Kitchen Art Festival in 2025 will continue to take place, with hundreds of colorful kitchens on the beach both day and night. At the same time, at night, there will be special performances of lion and dragon dances, lions... in the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province lion and Dragon Competition.
In Ho Tram area (Xuyen Moc district), people and tourists will be able to check-in with a series of brilliant hot air balloons at Ho Tram sea square. There is also a coffee cultural space; beer buffet serving visitors. And at night, the music program will be vibrant.
