Building Ho Tram into an international-class sea tourism center

Photo caption — Mr. Nguyen Tuc, Vice Chairman of Ho Tram Commune People's Committee, updated the tourism development situation at the Conference. Photo: My Phuong/VNA

Ho Tram area has been gathering many international tourism brands such as Melia Hotels International; Accor Hotels; Fusion; Best Western Hotels of Charm Resort Ho Tram project. Tourism projects in Ho Tram are contributing to shaping this place into an international-class coastal tourism urban area, a "classy tourism capital" of the Southern region.

Reporting at the Conference, Mr. Nguyen Tuc, Vice Chairman of Ho Tram Commune People's Committee, said that the commune aims to build Ho Tram into a "must-visit" destination for southern sea tourism; forming a smart, green, and sustainable tourism ecosystem. To achieve the set goals, Ho Tram Commune People's Committee is developing a plan to implement a number of tourism programs and events in the area; some of the outstanding programs include: Ho Tram Sea and Light Festival; Kick-off the resort season - Ho Tram Premium Weekend; Ho Tram Sea Sports and Hot Air Balloon Festival...

With the determination to effectively implement the tourism development orientations of Ho Tram area, Ho Tram Commune People's Committee also recommended that the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Department consider supporting policies (on taxes, entrance tickets, parking services, etc.) for travel agencies to attract tourists; increase the organization of conferences every 6 months, invite tourism businesses and authorities to discuss market trends, customer needs, new product packages, pricing policies and coordinate communications.

From the business perspective, many tourism units believe that, in the condition that the road traffic infrastructure still has many shortcomings, the inter-sectoral management agency needs to speed up the progress of project implementation: Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway, Ring Road 3, Ring Road 4 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau - Binh Chau DT994 coastal road, road connecting Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway; especially investing in the Long Thanh - Ho Tram expressway to promote tourism development.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Y Yen, Chairman of the Board of Members of Saigontourist Travel Services One Member Limited Liability Company (Saigontourist Travel) said that when merging localities, it is necessary to reposition the destination and unify the names for businesses to promote and communicate. Local authorities should enhance products and services by calling for domestic and foreign investors and businesses, especially trends that meet tourists' tastes such as MICE tourism, sports tourism, family tourism, etc.

In the general development picture of the City after the merger, Mr. Pham Huy Binh, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, said that the Ho Tram area is a place favored by nature with a long coastline, pristine landscape, forest-sea ecosystem, typical hot mineral springs, a system of accommodation facilities, as well as high-class tourism services that are developing strongly. This is an area with a lot of potential to become a high-quality, friendly and sustainable sea tourism destination.

"The opinions, recommendations and solutions of local authorities and the business community are a valuable source of data and vivid practices for the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism to synthesize and report to the City People's Committee to advise on policies and implement the tourism development strategy in the Eastern region, in which Ho Tram is identified as one of the key destinations with rich potential and identity. In particular, the close coordination between local authorities, businesses and people, along with the attention of departments and branches, will be a solid foundation for Ho Tram to develop in a green - sustainable - classy direction, contributing to making the new Ho Chi Minh City become the leading resort and health care tourism center in the region," Mr. Binh emphasized.

After Ho Tram commune, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism will continue to organize conferences with a number of key tourism development areas of the City to promote quickly, effectively and substantially the formation of products and services associated with local resources, increasing the competitiveness of Ho Chi Minh City destinations.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/du-lich/xay-dung-ho-tram-thanh-trung-tam-du-lich-bien-dang-cap-quoc-te-20251111175015198.htm