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HCM City launches new night tour

A new night tour made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 as part of activities in the ongoing Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week.
HCM City launches new night tour ảnh 1A corner of Ben Thanh Market in HCM City (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A new night tour made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 aspart of activities in the ongoing Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week.

The tour will providevisitors with service to experience culture - art, sightseeing – entertainment activities,night shopping - culinary culture and takeaway, and healthcare services, atnight through destinations in District 1 such as Saigon Opera House, Ben Thanh Market, and Ho Chi Minh City Museumof Fine Arts.

This is also one ofthe new tourism products aiming to exploit the potential for developing thenight economy and nightlife tourism in District 1 in particular and HCM City ingeneral, towards attracting more domestic and international holiday-makers tothe southern metropolis.

HCM City launches new night tour ảnh 2The tour will provide visitors with service to experience culture - art, sightseeing – entertainment activities, night shopping - culinary culture and takeaway, and healthcare services, at night in District 1. (Photo: VNA)

Vice Chairwoman of thePeople’s Committee of District 1 Mai Thi Hong Hoa said the district hasproactively reviewed its tourism resources associated with famous cultural andhistorical values to develop a plan for connecting and developing touritineraries.

Night tourism products will help stipulate visitors’ demand for commercialservices in District 1, contributing to promoting the city’s economicdevelopment, she said.

According to Vice Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Le TruongHien Hoa, each district in HCM City plans to develop a night tour as part of ajoint effort to diversify tourism products in the locality.

District 1, which islikened to the "heart” of HCM City, is a key locality for tourismdevelopment with strengths in accommodation and dining facilities, he added./.
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