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"Not to be abreast with the progress that needs investment breakthrough hope to revive economic growth potential in general and tourism in the Mekong Delta in particular." Many experts say so at the Investment Promotion Seminar tourist infrastructure Mekong Delta - Vietnam 2011 held in HCM City on 13 / 9. The workshop attracted leaders of the central ministries, departments leading 13 Mekong Delta provinces with about 200 businesses and investors to participate. Mekong Delta is one of seven tourist regions identified in the draft strategy and draft plan for tourism development Vietnam period from 2011 to 2020, Vision 2030 is the MOCST the Prime Minister for approval. On 09.03.2010, the Ministry has also approved MOCST tourism development project in the Mekong Delta in 2020 in order to orient the development of tourism activities in this area. However, so far, one of the limitations that many years can not overcome the Mekong Delta, which is infrastructure, particularly transportation was slow to develop in the areas of comparative advantage is based on rivers and seas and islands. For road traffic, most provinces were separated by interlacing system of rivers, roads can not smooth, especially the link destinations. Mr. Le Minh Hoang, Director of Kien Giang MOCST said, although tourism planning project in the Mekong Delta have applied but locally it is very difficult and do not know "who" do. Kien Giang is a province in the Mekong Delta but has its own potential but tourism product is not different from other provinces. Therefore, one of the Kien Giang is the difficulty of how to develop specific tourism products, bearing the local nuances. The development of tourism products overlap, making everyone stronger, tend to eat in ... many years have hampered greatly in attracting tourists in the Mekong Delta provinces. Provincial tourism industry treading on each other, leading to duplication, it is difficult to rearrange. Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan, General Director of General Department of Tourism identified, is 4 knots need to be removed if you want to revive the tourism potential in the Mekong Delta, namely: tourism infrastructure and products for tourism related Links and promotion, investment development of human resources. 4 knots until the moment it is still a problem too difficult for each locality. According to data from the General Department of Tourism, the number of international visitors staying in the Mekong Delta average maximum one day, in which the total length of stay here with only 1 / 10 the total length of stay in Vietnam. Private domestic tourists, the average stay is only about 1.2 days. This shows how products and tourism in the Mekong Delta can not retain visitors. Hotel infrastructure, the whole Mekong Delta has about 42,000 hotel rooms from 3 to 5 stars, which are mainly 3 stars. Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan said that this number is still limited. The fact also demonstrated, through the festival to be held in the Mekong Delta, the issue of "fire" hotel room almost daily to talk to visitors not afraid to decide from here. The travel experts said that revenues from the hotel is one of the main sources of income in the tourism sector in each locality. The data comparison shows, this year, projected revenues of the Rex Hotel (HCMC) is about 400 billion, this number 2 times the total revenues from hotels that 13 Mekong Delta provinces combined. According to the Ministry of Planning - Investment, to attract investment to be effective, the next time MD should focus on priority to attract investment in local tourism, national parks have potential development of national tourism zone in the future (to 2030). For investment in infrastructure, must first make good planning to avoid scattered investment and inefficient. It can be said infrastructure in general and in particular tourism infrastructure is a vital element of the Mekong Delta in the economic development strategy, especially tourism. With what the Mekong Delta provinces have been, indeed still a lot to do. For tourism development to be effective, must first MD with their own internal resources, thereby attracting investment from outside sources, how to completely eliminate fragmentation, lack of links.