Recently, Google announced the Google Year In Search 2024 List in Vietnam. The list reflects the trends and information that Vietnamese people are most interested in and searching for in 2024, including 7 typical topics: Most prominent general search trends, AI tools, Movies, Travel, Concerts, Skills and How-tos.
Notably, in the topic “Tourism”, the keyword “Con Son Can Tho Tourism” ranked 4th in the Top 10 keywords that Vietnamese people tend to search the most during the year. This outstanding result also opens up great opportunities for those working in tourism in Con Son.
Con Son - a destination likened to a "green pearl" in the heart of the Hau River (in Binh Thuy District, Can Tho City) - is famous for its community tourism model, associated with garden and river tourism products. Households cooperate, connect and support each other to develop, creating stable income for local people.
In particular, in the past 2 years, in addition to the community tourism model, tourism businesses have also gradually exploited and promoted tourism development in Con Son. Among them, it is necessary to mention Con Son Southern Tourist Area, Ngan Long Home & Camp Con Son... bringing many new services, contributing to increasing the number of visitors to the area.
Sharing with Lao Dong, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Trinh - Manager of Con Son Southern Tourist Area - said that "Con Son Can Tho tourism" being in the top 10 most searched keywords on Google creates joy and motivation for development for people and tourism businesses on the island.
Currently, Con Son Southern Tourist Area is combining tourism with pangasius farming for export abroad; overnight accommodation services; owning a zoo with a variety of species such as sheep, deer, ostriches, crocodiles, etc.
“Taking advantage of the fact that Con Son is attracting a lot of attention, we will invest heavily in more homestays, air-conditioned rooms for dining, and many game services for children… in the near future, ensuring attentive service for guests from dining to playing and sleeping on the island,” Ms. Trinh excitedly said.
Ms. Nguyen The Ngoc - Director of Ngan Long Home & Camp - said that in 2024, the number of visitors to the tourist destination on the islet increased compared to the previous year, and tourism revenue also increased.
“Currently, we are working with gardeners to create tours on the islet for tourists. In particular, taking advantage of the garden and cool green space, we have exploited camping tourism at Con Son, which is also the first camping spot on the islet,” said Ms. Ngoc.
Another special thing is that recently, the trend of "death anniversary on the island" has become a trend, originating from videos on social networks of male TikToker Le Tuan Khang (22 years old, Soc Trang province).
Currently, many tourists coming to the West prioritize choosing tours on the islets, which has led to many services on Con Son becoming popular, adding opportunities to increase revenue at the end of the year.
According to the Department of Planning and Investment of Can Tho City, in November 2024, Can Tho City is estimated to welcome 440,000 visitors and tourists; bringing the total number of visitors and tourists in the first 11 months of 2024 to 5.861 million; tourism revenue is estimated at 5,640 billion VND, reaching 94% of the yearly plan.
