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Bac Giang looks at ways to expand tourism potential to build economy

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The northern province of Bac Giang is promoting its tourism sector by accelerating tourism-related activities to attract more visitors, said Tran Minh Ha, director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Bac Giang looks at ways to expand tourism potential to build economy hinh anh 1 Tay Yen Tu spiritual tourist site in Bac Giang province’s Son Dong district (Photo: baobacgiang.com.vn)

Bac Giang – The northern province of Bac Giang is promoting its tourism sector by accelerating tourism-related activities to attract more visitors, said Tran Minh Ha, director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Accordingly, it will expand access to ecological tourism, outdoor cultural events, sports and entertainment spaces, and unique cultural and historical relics.

Priority will be given to developing tourist sites to connect regional as well as inter-regional travel corridors and tours that would see Bac Giang team up with Hanoi, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, and Thai Nguyen, he said.

In the future, the province will pour capital to expand five tourism spaces, including Tay Yen Tu in Son Dong, Luc Nam, Luc Ngan and Yen Dung districts; agro-ecological tourism space; tourism space associated with Yen The Uprising; space for tourism, sports and entertainment services; and the Quan ho (love duet) cultural space.

It will also strive to complete the construction of the Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism complex, and invite investors to build sports, resort and spiritual entertainment complexes as well as hi-end hotels in Bac Giang city.

Ha went on to say that from now until the end of 2022, the province will actively respond to the “Vietnamese people travel in Vietnam”, “Bac Giang people travel in Bac Giang”, “Scent of Summer Luc Ngan” programmes and Sweet Fruit Week 2022.

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate relevant agencies in reviewing the quality of service to improve upon the already outstanding tourism products.

The number of visitors to the province was estimated at 900,000 in the first six months of this year, up 80% compared to the same period last year. Of which, international tourists reached 11,000, up 55% year-on-year and domestic visitors hit 889,000, an increase 75% year-on-year. Room occupancy was estimated at 75%.

The province is striving to turn tourism into one of its pillar economies.

During the 2016-2020 period, tourism became an important economy with a high proportion in local economic structure. The total number of tourist arrivals was estimated at nearly 7.7 million, including around 83,000 foreigners and some 7.6 million domestic visitors earning over 4 trillion VND (171 million USD).

Since 2016, the provincial People’s Committee approved a policy of investing in six tourism projects worth over 2.545 trillion VND. These included Tay Yen Tu spiritual – ecological tourism project worth more than 1.48 trillion VND; Bac Ha hotel valued at around 40 billion VND in Bac Giang city; Bac Ha – Yen Tu rest stop worth nearly 36 billion VND in Tuan Mau commune, Son Dong district and Sun Resort worth 40 billion VND in Yen Lu commune, Yen Dung district.

The province also added new sites, including the Khe Hang Dau ecological area worth over 497 billion VND in Nham Son commune, Yen Dung district, and a smart hotel and shopping mall complex worth 450 billion VND on Nguyen Van Cu street, Bac Giang city.

Bac Giang province possesses huge potential to build various kinds of tourism products. For example, the Lang Son-Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh economic corridor has stunning natural landscapes like Tay Yen Tu Natural Reserve, Khe Ro primitive forest, Dong Cao plateau, and Khuon Than lake.

Bac Giang looks at ways to expand tourism potential to build economy hinh anh 2Khuon Than lake, which is 40km from Bac Giang town and in Luc Ngan district, is surrounded by pine trees and mountains, with air that is fresh all year round.(Photo: baobacgiang.com.vn)

Bac Giang is preserving a number of special cultural heritages, four of which were recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritages. These include the stunning and emotional Quan Ho folk songs which are unique to Bac Giang and worthy of branding as a tourism draw in their own right. More musical features of the region include the Ca Tru (ceremonial singing), Then singing and Vinh Nghiem pagoda’s woodblock.

The province is home to nearly 2,300 historical and cultural relics and a large number of beautiful landscapes. These features are in play to develop numerous tourism models such as eco-tourism, resorts, spiritual tourism and craft village tourism.

Bac Giang province has tremendous possibilities to connect its tourism attractions with key tourism sites in the north such as Mau Son (Lang Son province), Nui Coc Lake (Thai Nguyen province), Ban Gioc waterfall (Cao Bang province), Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh province), and Con Son-Kiep Bac (Hai Duong province)./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/bac-giang-looks-at-ways-to-expand-tourism-potential-to-build-economy/233612.vnp

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HCM City eyes six million foreign arrivals in 2024

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Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of welcoming six million foreign visitors next year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Given stable political-economic conditions, and good recovery of tourism and related industries, Ho Chi Minh City expects to welcome a tourist influx from the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, and China.

As of October, the Vietnamese southern hub had served more than 4.1 million foreign visitors, accounting for 82% of the plan for this year. As the peak season for international approaches, it hopes to serve five million international tourists for the whole 2023.

According to large tour operators such as Saigontourist, Vietravel, and TST Tourist, tours to explore Ho Chi Minh City and inter-regional tours that connect the city with localities in its vicinity during year-end festivals are selling like hot cakes.

The third Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week slated for early December is expected to stimulus both international and domestic tourism demand, and create an opportunity for travel firms to introduce their attractive offerings in 2024./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/hcm-city-eyes-six-million-foreign-arrivals-in-2024/272241.vnp

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Vietnam honoured as World’s Leading Heritage Destination for fourth time

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Vietnam has won the World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2023 title of the World Travel Awards for the fourth time so far, reported the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnam honoured as World’s Leading Heritage Destination for fourth time hinh anh 1The Temple of Literature in Hanoi is a magnet for both Vietnamese and international visitors. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – Vietnam has won the World’s Leading
Heritage Destination 2023 title of the World Travel Awards for the fourth time so far, reported the Vietnam National Authority of
Tourism (VNAT).

The award presentation ceremony recently took place in Dubai.

Together with the title obtained in 2019, 2020, and 2022, this
time’s award shows the globally outstanding values and attractiveness of the
country’s cultural heritage to the international community, the authority said.

Several
destinations of Vietnam were also granted different awards this year.

Among them, Hanoi won the World’s Leading City Break Destination
title while Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang was named the
World’s Leading Nature Island Destination. Moc Chau in the northwestern
province of Son La was listed as the World’s Leading Regional Nature
Destination, Ha Nam province the World’s Leading Regional Cultural Destination,
and Tam Dao in the northern province of Vinh Phuc the World’s Leading Town Destination.

The World’s Leading Heritage Destination title will continue to
affirm Vietnam’s potential and attractiveness in terms of natural resources and
long-standing cultural heritage values. It will help further popularise the
country’s tourism images to the international community and also demonstrate
local people’s efforts in preserving and promoting heritage values, according
to the VNAT.

VNAT Deputy Director Ha Van Sieu said cultural heritage is a tourism resource
with great attractiveness to travelers, especially international ones. The
tourism sector views cultural heritage as an important pillar of tourism development
and the building of Vietnam’s tourism brand.

Heritage-based tourism in many places like Hue, Hoi An, Ha Long,
Trang An, and Hanoi has created jobs and income for many locals while promoting
mutual understanding, respect for cultural diversity, and cultural confluence. Part
of the revenue from this type of tourism has been used for heritage
preservation, restoration, honouring, and management.

Heritage tourism has substantially contributed to the
preservation and sustainable exploitation of cultural heritage, he added./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-honoured-as-worlds-leading-heritage-destination-for-fourth-time/272224.vnp

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Visit Vietnam Year 2024 will highlight Dien Bien Phu victory

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The Visit Vietnam Year 2024 hosted by the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien will feature cultural, economic, and social events associated with the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

Visit Vietnam Year 2024 will highlight Dien Bien Phu victory hinh anh 1Dien Bien province will host the Visit Vietnam Year 2024. (Photo courtesy of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

Hanoi – The Visit Vietnam Year 2024 hosted by the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien will feature cultural, economic, and social events associated with the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The events will introduce and promote the beauty, cultural values, and unique tourism products of Vietnam and Dien Bien in particular to visitors.

The opening ceremony and the Ban Flower Festival, highlighting the symbolic flower of the province, will be organised in March in Dien Bien Phu city. They will be broadcast live by the Vietnam Television.

Meanwhile, the closing ceremony is scheduled for the end of December, featuring a stellar art programme and flag handover to the next host locality of the Visit Vietnam Year.

In the framework of the Year, a total of 28 events will be held in Dien Bien, while the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will chair and coordinate with stakeholders to organise 13 other activities.

Dien Bien has set a target of welcoming 1.3 million tourists and earning a total revenue of 2.2 trillion VND (over 90.6 million USD) from tourism activities in 2024.

Dien Bien is striving to create breakthroughs in tourism development, through improving the quality of tourism services and human resources serving tourism, organising new tours, and investing in infrastructure development, thus creating motivation for its socio-economic development in the coming time.  

The National Tourism Year 2024 will also offer a chance to strengthen links in domestic and international tourism development.

Visit Vietnam Year 2024 will highlight Dien Bien Phu victory hinh anh 2Visitors to Hill A1 in Dien Bien province (Photo: VNA)

As a land with significant historical and cultural value, for the past 69 years, Dien Bien has preserved and promoted the value of the Dien Bien Phu historical site, contributing to making it an attractive tourist destination. 

The Dien Bien Phu Campaign lasted from March to May 1954 under the command of General Vo Nguyen Giap. The victory on May 7, 1954, led to the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords in which France agreed to withdraw forces from its colonies in Indochina.

The former battlefield has become a major tourist attraction in Dien Bien province.

The complex of Dien Bien Phu battlefield features 45 relic sites scattering in Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien and Tuan Giao districts.

According to statistics, from 2016 to 2020, Dien Bien welcomed 3 million tourists, earning a total revenue of 4.8 trillion VND.

Dien Bien has achieved unprecedented economic growth, resulting in significant improvement of the cultural and social well-being of its residents.

The locality’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) expanded by an average 6.8% per year in the 2016-20 period./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/visit-vietnam-year-2024-will-highlight-dien-bien-phu-victory/272149.vnp

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