20 countries to join Mui Ne Int’l Boat Racing Festival 2011

Twenty countries have registered to take part in the 2011 International Boat Racing Festival, which is scheduled to take place in Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan from March 17-20.
Various cultural, sporting and tourism events will be held in the framework of the festival themed “Boat, Sea, Sand and Sun”, including a concert performed by Austrian, Australian, Russian and Hong Kong artists, an exhibition on boat technology, a photo exhibition, and an international seminar on boat technology and sea tourism industry.
This is a good opportunity for Binh Thuan to introduce its tourism potential to foreign tourists. The province aims to welcome about 2.8 million foreign visitors and earn VND3,250 billion in revenue this year.