Dak Lak Tourism Industry strives to overcome damage after storms

The recent historic floods not only devastated the lives of the people but also swept through many famous tourist spots in the province. Many hotels, restaurants, and homestays were deeply flooded, furniture, electronic equipment, and interiors were damaged, causing billions of dong in damage.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hoang, Head of Room Division of Saigon – Phu Yen Hotel, said: “Before the flood hit, storm No. 13 had caused damage, now the flood has caused even more damage. Initial statistics show that the hotel lost nearly 5 billion VND due to water flooding into the basement, damaging the air conditioning system, fire protection system, laundry and many other equipment. Despite the difficulties, the unit is still trying to overcome them to serve the guests staying there.”

Saigon - Phu Yen Hotel has made efforts to put into operation a laundry system to serve tourists.

According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh Cu, Owner of Homestay Nam Ay (Tuy Hoa ward), the facility was deeply flooded, furniture and equipment were almost completely damaged, causing disruption to operations, with estimated damage of nearly 200 million VND.

Many restaurants, check-in points, and eco-tourism areas were also greatly affected: miniature landscapes, large landscapes, suspension bridges, and wooden bridges were swept away by floods, electrical equipment, water systems, and campuses were severely damaged... Some businesses were forced to temporarily suspend all operations for repairs.

According to the management representative of the Ecofarm Green Island agricultural ecotourism site (Ea Na commune), the facility was swept away by floodwaters, causing damage to the entire infrastructure, facilities, crops, and agricultural products. The unit was forced to come up with a plan to rebuild the entire destination. The management representative of the Ban Don Cultural Ecotourism Village (Ea Wer commune) also said that the unit's tourist village was also heavily affected by the flood, the most serious being the flood that swept away the entire suspension bridge, an important item serving tourists.

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the estimated damage in the tourism sector is over 36.3 billion VND, accounting for the majority of the total damage of the whole industry of over 57.9 billion VND. Not only are the facilities damaged, but promotional activities and tourist services are also interrupted, forecasting to affect revenue in the coming time.

Immediately after the flood receded, tourist facilities, restaurants, hotels, homestays, etc. urgently cleaned up and repaired to welcome guests back soon.

Mr. Tran Pham Minh Anh, Manager of Canary Seafood Garden Restaurant (Tuy Hoa Ward) said: "Although we proactively raised the furniture, the sudden flood still caused great damage, especially to the electrical system, tables and chairs and fresh seafood. In the past few days, all the staff have been working hard to clean up and restore operations."

Homestay Nam Ay is racing to overcome the consequences of the flood to soon resume operations.

At the Nam Ay homestay, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Cu said he is racing against time to recover before Tet and other holidays, because "the backbone of the homestay is the source of guests, so it is even more urgent to bring the facility back to its original state."

In the context of severe damage, tourist establishments have proposed that the province support funding to overcome the consequences; repair suspension bridges, embankments, and landscape infrastructure; support preferential loans, defer taxes and fees; restore trees and agricultural tourism models; and at the same time, strengthen communication to restore the source of visitors after repairs.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak has directed units to coordinate with localities to speed up environmental sanitation work, repair facilities, especially at relics and tourist attractions managed by the department, striving to reopen next week. At the same time, the industry also coordinated to review damage in communes and wards to promptly take support measures.

Canary Seafood Garden Restaurant is cleaning the environment and grounds to serve customers as soon as possible.

According to Mr. Le Phuc Long, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the damage this time is very large, not only in terms of property but also disrupting business activities and affecting the image of tourism in the province. The Department has proposed that the province pay attention to allocating funds to support communes and wards, especially in remote areas, to quickly repair traffic infrastructure, electricity and water, cultural institutions and support people and businesses to restore production and business.

In the context of the domestic tourism industry still recovering from the pandemic and market fluctuations, this flood continues to create a heavy burden for local tourism. Timely support not only helps the tourism industry and tourism businesses to soon resume operations, but also ensures the livelihoods of hundreds of households that depend on service and tourism activities.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/du-lich/202511/nganh-du-lich-dak-lak-no-luc-khac-phuc-thiet-hai-sau-mua-bao-0f61d66/