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Southern localities diversify tourism products to lure more visitors

Local businesses, tour operators, and accommodation providers in the southern region have been diversifying travel products to attract more holiday-makers in the coming National Day holiday from September 1-4.
Southern localities diversify tourism products to lure more visitors ảnh 1A tourism site in Dong Nai province. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - Local businesses, tour operators, and accommodation providers in thesouthern region have been diversifying travel products to attractmore holiday-makers in the coming National Day holiday from September1-4.

Statistics from some travelfirms operating in the region show that by mid-August, the number of tour andaccommodation bookings for the holiday hasincreased compared to regular days.

According to SaigontouristGroup, the firm has developed many tour packages with attractive destinations andcompettive prices, with the aim of luring more visitors.

Meanwhile, Vietravel has offered tours to the country’s tourism atractions namely Phu Quoc (KienGiang), Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa), Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh), Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan),Ninh Binh, Hanoi, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang.

According to Trinh Hang,Director of the Department of Tourism of the southern province of Ba Ria – VungTau, many resorts and tourist destinations in Vung Tau city, Xuyen Moc, and LongDien have been adding new products and services, and organising entertainment activities,art performances, and beach sports competitions to attract tourists.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Mekong Deltaprovince of Ca Mau Tran Hieu Hung said destinations like the Ca Mau Cape nationaltourism area, community ecotourism sites in Ngoc Hien, U Minh, Nam Can, and TranVan Thoi districts have prepared diversified activities to serve touristsduring the four-day holiday.

Promotion activitieshave been also strengthened in international tourism fairs in recent times.

According to ViceDirector of the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City Le Truong Hien Hoa, the 17thInternational Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2023 willtake place from September 7-9, featuring trade promotion activities and eventsto connect key tourism markets.

This will offer a good chancefor localities to promote their tourism prodfucts, contributing to increasingthe number of foreign visitors to Vietnam, Hoa said.

Nguyen Van Khoa, Chairman of theBinh Thuan Tourism Association, stated that the new visa policy, along withtourism promotion programmes in the National Tourism Year 2023 “Binh Thuan -Green Convergence”, is creating favourableconditions for the locality’s tourism industry. Binh Thuan aims to welcomearound 400,000 - 500,000 international tourists this year./.

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