Create new attraction with many tourist streams

Therefore, many localities and tourism service businesses are improving and supplementing products, creating new attractions for a variety of tourist streams.

Ho Chi Minh City Tourism - Impressive Results

There are many advantages for the year-end tourist season such as stable and warm climate, many localities in the Southern region focus on innovation and supplementing products to attract tourists, especially international tourists, ready for the peak season to welcome international visitors (from September of the previous year to March of the following year).

Ho Chi Minh City tourism in the first half of 2023 recorded impressive results with over 18.3 million domestic and international visitors, total revenue reaching VND 80,833 billion, up 62.7% over the same period in 2022, the highest in the country. Promoting this result, the tourism industry of the Southern City is actively accelerating to create more events, highlights, and new products to attract tourists. In particular, from August 4 to 6, the first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival was held with many unique activities such as: live performance "Saigon - the river tells stories", spaces on the wharf and on the boat in District 1, District 8 introducing to people and tourists art forms, regional specialties, competitions, and performances of some water sports ...

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, identifying innovation and creating attractiveness for products as a prerequisite to attract tourists, the City promotes the development and exploitation of new products in the direction of "Each district has at least one typical product". Each destination is connected to create an impressive journey for tourists. Recently, the product "Cu lao giu tim pho thi" launched in District 4, or the product "Pho hoi - trau cau Cho Lon" in District 6 brings tourists to visit and explore a series of destinations with strong cultural and historical identities and beautiful and impressive landscapes in the area. In the coming time, the City's tourism will continue to promote the addition and development of many new products and experience programs in the direction of connecting localities of the City with neighboring provinces and cities such as: the route connecting the eastern region of Ho Chi Minh City with the Southeast provinces; the western and southern districts of the City with the provinces of the Mekong Delta, etc.

From the perspective of a travel business, a representative of Saigontourist Travel Service Company shared that the extension of the e-visa period from 30 to 90 days is an opportunity for Vietnam tourism to promote and attract international visitors. Seizing the opportunity, the Company focuses on building and developing many long-term resort products, enhancing the experiences for international visitors during their stay in Vietnam. The company has renewed many tourism programs; including cross-country routes, routes connecting Vietnam with Laos, Cambodia, Thailand by road and river. Along with that, the unit continues to effectively exploit the flow of international visitors to Vietnam by sea, providing tourists with a variety of tours, routes, and high-class services, visiting scenic spots, and exploring many unique Vietnamese cultural and culinary features.

Diversify products, promote tourism

In the Southeast, gradually realizing the development goal, Ba Ria - Vung Tau becomes a national and international tourism center with many activities and events creating highlights to attract tourists taking place from now until the end of the year.

According to Vice Chairwoman of Vung Tau City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, events and festivals are continuously taking place in the area, contributing to diversifying products, creating linkages to stimulate and promote tourism of the city with other provinces and cities in the country and internationally; at the same time, combining to promote the famous landscapes, landscapes, and attractive tourist destinations of the locality that have been honored as ASEAN clean tourist city. Some notable events: Ba Ria-Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race 2023 taking place on August 26, Vung Tau City Open Orchid Competition 2023 on the occasion of National Day September 2, "Vung Tau Cycling Festival" in early October, Nghinh Ong Festival at Thang Tam communal house and the Ceremony to receive the title of National Intangible Cultural Heritage scheduled from October 1-3, Trung Cuu Festival at Long Son Great House from October 21-23, "Vung Tau City Trail" running race scheduled in December, "Christmas - Christmas Colors" program on December 24, "Welcome the New Year - Countdown" program to welcome New Year on the evening of December 31...

Meanwhile, Ca Mau - the southernmost locality of the country is continuing to promote the advantages of many experiential products associated with eco-tourism, cultural tourism, and many specialties associated with agricultural production. Following the events of the program "Ca Mau - Destination 2023", the Ca Mau Shrimp Festival and the Mekong Delta OCOP Product Connection Forum are scheduled to take place from December 13 to 16. The events are expected to create more highlights, attracting tourists and investors to visit and experience; at the same time, explore opportunities for investment cooperation and expand the market for specialty products.

According to information from the People's Committee of Ca Mau province, within the framework of this event, there will be many sightseeing activities, introducing models of production, processing of specialties, attractive tourism activities, clearly showing the unique features of the southernmost land on the mainland of the Fatherland, contributing to attracting tourists and investors to Ca Mau in particular, and the Mekong Delta in general.

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