Construction of the Con Bap Eco-Resort began in Hoi An’s Cam Nam Commune on 27.49ha with total investment of VND950 billion (US$42 million) on Monday.

Chairman of Con Bap eco-tour company, the project owner, Do Anh Tuan told Viet Nam News the resort will include a 142-room hotel, a restaurant, a township residential area and a museum.

He said the company has built a 1.2km concrete dyke on Thu Bon bank and needs to prepare a construction site, equipment and a road for construction trucks.

Tuan said the project, which was delayed due to financial difficulties last year, will provide more accommodation and entertainment services for tourists visiting the UNESCO-recognised world heritage city.

The eco-resort will become operational in the first quarter of 2019.

Earlier this year, the Hoang Gia Hoi An company began construction of the Hoi An Royal Residences project with total investment of $44.2 million in suburban Hoi An.

In the first six months of this year, the city welcomed about 700,000 visitors. — VNS