Looking forward to a happy holiday season

This year’s 2-9 holiday lasts 4 days, so the provincial tourism sector has prepared facilities and human resources to best serve tourists. Nha Trang City also has solutions to enhance security, order and tourism civilization.

Tourist arrivals forecast to increase slightly

As of August 29, the number of visitors booking tours and resort rooms in the province only increased slightly compared to the weekends of August. Resorts in Bai Dai such as Alma, The Anam, Fusion Cam Ranh, Radisson Blu have room occupancy rates of 70%. 3-5 star hotels in Nha Trang have room occupancy rates of only about 50%. In the travel sector, the number of visitors registering for tours is not too high. Mr. Tran Minh Duc - Deputy Director of Long Phu Tourism Joint Stock Company, Chairman of Khanh Hoa Travel Association said that there were 2,500 visitors registering for tours to visit Hoa Lan Island Tourist Area and 1,500 visitors to visit Monkey Island Tourist Area. It is estimated that during the 4-day holiday, Hoa Lan Island Tourist Area welcomed about 4,000 visitors, Monkey Island Tourist Area welcomed about 3,000 visitors. Mr. Truong Thiet Vu - Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Greentrip Tourism and Trade Joint Stock Company also said that the number of tourist groups coming to Nha Trang during the upcoming holidays is not much. As of August 29, the company has not received large groups of tourists, only about 40-50 tourists going on day tours to visit the islands.

VinWonders Nha Trang is always a destination chosen by tourists when traveling to Nha Trang.

According to those with experience in tourism, the number of guests booking rooms is not too high during the annual September 2nd holiday. "Families who want to go on vacation have almost all gone during the summer tourist season, this is the time when students are preparing to go back to school so families do not want to travel far. Meanwhile, international visitors to the province have improved but Chinese and Russian tourists are still few and far between," said Mr. Vo Quang Hoang - Chairman of Khanh Hoa Hotel Association. Similarly, Mr. Nguyen The Hung - Executive Director of Grand Gosia Hotel said that September 2nd has never been the peak of domestic tourism. Through information exchanged on the hotel management group, in addition to hotels with good locations and high room occupancy rates, many hotels still have room occupancy rates below 50%. The hotel hopes that the number of guests traveling by private vehicles from Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Phu Yen , Ho Chi Minh City... booking rooms at the last minute will improve the occupancy rate of accommodation rooms during this occasion.

Prepare the best services

Although the number of visitors is not expected to increase, resorts and entertainment venues in Nha Trang are busy preparing facilities and human resources to best serve tourists. Major tourist areas such as VinWonders Nha Trang, Hon Tam, I-resort Nha Trang, Hoa Lan Island Tourist Area and many tourist attractions in Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa have prepared services for tourists to come and have fun. Champa Island will welcome visitors to experience SUP service to watch the sunset on Cai River, archery, watch outdoor movies, visit traditional craft villages; seafood buffet, enjoy afternoon tea at Cafe 76. In Bai Dai area (Cam Lam - Cam Ranh), Alma resort will organize table tennis competitions, kite flying, folk games, treasure hunting, pizza making classes, archery competitions, outdoor movie programs; At the same time, there are many incentives for culinary services at restaurants with Vietnamese buffet programs, fresh seafood BBQ on the lawn, wine and beer discount programs during holidays. On this occasion, Alma also introduced day pass packages for local guests and tourists at 400,000 VND/2 people. The Arena Cam Ranh tourism, resort and entertainment complex also organizes for tourists and locals to enjoy attractive street food, admire the magical sparkling water music show and a gentle and deep acoustic music party at Arena Town.

Young tourists "cool off" at Champa Island Tourist Area.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Director of the Department of Tourism said that with 4 days off, the number of visitors to the province during the National Day holiday on September 2 will increase compared to normal weekends. To ensure the best service for tourists, the Department of Tourism has issued a document requesting tourism businesses to prepare the necessary conditions, focus on environmental sanitation, ensure technical facilities and human resources to serve customers, especially during peak days; strictly implement regulations on prices; organizations and individuals doing business in tourist transport must ensure the conditions for transport business according to regulations; comply with regulations on traffic flow, parking vehicles and boats in the right places to pick up and drop off passengers, limit traffic congestion before and during the holidays...

Along with that, Nha Trang City People's Committee also strengthens inspection and handling of food hygiene and safety, security and order, traffic safety, fire prevention and fighting, urban aesthetics, price posting, street vendors, and soliciting customers; promotes propaganda and organizes businesses and business households to implement the Code of Conduct for civilized tourism to aim for a safe and happy vacation.

It is estimated that in the first 8 months of 2023, the whole province will welcome 5 million overnight guests, an increase of 172.3% over the same period last year, of which international visitors are estimated at 1.2 million, an increase of 10.7 times over the same period. Tourism revenue is estimated at more than VND 23,909 billion, an increase of 152.2% over the same period.

XUAN THANH

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