Total tourism revenue ranks 4th in the Mekong Delta region
Tourism is considered the economic spearhead of Bac Lieu province. Despite many difficulties after the pandemic, the industry is still growing steadily every year.
Bac Lieu wind power tourist destination (Hoang Nam)
Accordingly, in 2022, service and tourism revenue will reach about VND 3.250 billion, reaching 108% of the plan, up 155% over the same period; Welcoming about 3.670.000 visitors, reaching 111% of the plan, an increase of 153% over the same period; including 1.650.000 visitors using accommodation services, reaching 103% of the plan, an increase of 184% over the same period; International visitors are estimated at 3.500 visitors.
In 2023, the number is even more impressive when welcoming about 4,2 million visitors, with a total revenue of about 3.850 billion VND, ranking 4th in the Mekong Delta region. Since then, tourism development has contributed to promoting economic restructuring, attracting investment, creating jobs and improving people's lives.
Tourism revenue is currently increasing in parallel with the number of tourists coming to Bac Lieu. On holidays, Tet... this province's tourism machine operates at maximum capacity to serve tourists.
Only for the Lunar New Year Giap Thin in 2024 (from the 29th to the 8th day of the Lunar New Year), the number of tourists coming to Bac Lieu will reach about 335.000 (including visitors and intra-provincial tourists), an increase of 11,7% compared to with the year 2023; Of which, there are about 28.000 visitors using accommodation services; About 6.000 international visitors (including overseas Vietnamese returning home to celebrate Tet).
Total revenue from tourism services is about 175 billion VND, an increase of 12% compared to 2023; Of which, revenue from restaurant services - hotels - food service establishments reached about 88 billion VND. It can be said that increasing tourism revenue is an opportunity to promote tourism in this province, thereby retaining and increasing tourists in the coming years.
Evaluating the tourism industry of Bac Lieu province in recent years, Mr. Pham Van Thieu, Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee commented: "Bac Lieu tourism has continuously had many strong developments, every year the number of tourists increases. average about 15%, total revenue from tourists increases on average about 20% each year. Tourism services are increasingly richer and more diverse, creating many branded tourism products in the region and the country..."
Unique culture creates great advantages for tourism development
As a land with a long history of interference from three cultures: Vietnamese - Chinese - Khmer, Bac Lieu has its own tourism characteristics that are different from other places in the region. Although each ethnic group has its own culture, with the flow of time, all have interfered and harmonized into a very unique and unique culture for Bac Lieu.
Stretching throughout the months of the year, the colors from the festivals: Da Co Hoai Lang, Nghinh Ong, Chol-chnam-thmay, Ooc-om-boch, Ky Yen... of the three ethnic groups Kinh - Khmer - Chinese make Bac Lieu is always attractive and attractive in the eyes of friends from far away.
The special thing about Bac Lieu's culture is that this ethnic group's festivals always have the participation and joy of other ethnic groups. Therefore, Bac Lieu culture is the crystallization of the interference and blending of distinct cultural features, clearly expressed in cuisine, spiritual life, and spiritual culture.
Because of those characteristics, over the years, Bac Lieu has formed famous tourist destinations. Currently, Bac Lieu has 11/43 typical tourist destinations recognized by the Mekong Delta Tourism Association. In particular, there are 9 tourist destinations in Bac Lieu City.
Along with typical tourist destinations, Bac Lieu is implementing more research solutions and developing more types of agricultural-rural tourism, eco-tourism, and community tourism through resonance. , interference in culture, architecture, beliefs and traditional festivals of the three ethnic communities Kinh - Chinese - Khmer. Thereby, creating diversity in tourism products, attracting more tourists to Bac Lieu to visit and experience.
Change to make tourism an important economic sector
Mr. Ly Vy Trieu Duong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Lieu province said: "2024 is determined to be the "sprint" year to implement the 5th Party Congress, the Resolution of the 2021th Provincial Party Congress. XVI and the province's 2025-year socio-economic development plan (period XNUMX - XNUMX).
Accordingly, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Industry is determined and accelerated in carrying out tasks in all fields of the industry, especially the tasks and solutions "Promoting tourism development, striving to become An important economic sector of the province, one of the tourism centers of the Mekong Delta region."
Right in the first quarter of 2024, the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has directed to strengthen the preparation of technical facilities and human resources in the field of tourism during the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin; Inspect and control service quality of tourism service establishments, especially at tourist accommodation establishments, tourist transport establishments, tourist attractions, and restaurants. tourist services, shopping centers, entertainment,...
Bon ceremony, a typical cultural feature of the Chinese people in Bac Lieu (Hoang Nam)
“Bac Lieu continues to increase the attraction of social resources to invest in developing the system of technical facilities for the tourism industry and investing in developing transport infrastructure for key areas, the driving force for tourism development. tourism... to contribute to making Bac Lieu become one of the tourism centers of the Mekong Delta region" - Mr. Luong Vy Trieu Duong emphasized.
On March 29, in Can Tho City, Economic & Urban Newspaper in coordination with the Mekong Delta Tourism Association and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City co-organize the Workshop "Construction and Development tours, routes and specific tourism products in the Mekong Delta".
The purpose of the workshop is to evaluate and find solutions to build and develop tours, routes and specific tourism products in the Mekong Delta to actively contribute to developing tourism into a key economic sector.
At the same time, analyze the advantages, potentials, opportunities and challenges in the travel business to find management solutions. Coordination between management units, travel service businesses and tourist destinations, ensuring effective implementation of tour programs, travel routes and experiences of specific tourism products in the Mekong Delta.
