Destinations in Nghe An prepare for the new tourist season

Disaster recovery

At the end of September 2023, major floods occurred in the western districts of Nghe An, destroying many infrastructures in general and tourist destination infrastructures in particular. In Que Phong district, the roads leading to Sao Va waterfall, Bay Tang waterfall and Thai Co village - Long Thang community tourism (Hanh Dich commune)... were damaged by floods. Resting and dining camps at the Bay Tang waterfall complex were also damaged and swept away.

In preparation for the 2024 tourist season, the road leading to Sao Va waterfall, Bay Tang waterfall and Long Thang community tourism village is being repaired. However, low-chassis cars have difficulty moving. Therefore, the number of visitors to Bay Tang waterfall to "cool off", visit and explore the ancient Thai village is forecast to decrease significantly compared to before.

Faced with the difficulties brought about by objective factors, tourism businesses in Hanh Dich commune have been making calculations to "cut their coat according to their cloth". Accordingly, businesses will reduce the accommodation area, not make widespread investments but focus on improving the quality of rooms and cuisine. In the waterfall area, camps have also been rebuilt to bring convenience to the large number of tourists when coming here, but on a smaller scale.

Mr. Lu Thanh Long - owner of Lam Khang Homestay in Hanh Dich commune said: "We will continue to maintain art troupes, performing shows imbued with Thai ethnic cultural identity; try to improve the quality and diversify the dishes... so that tourists can be satisfied and have more interesting experiences when traveling to Bay Tang waterfall and Long Thang ancient Thai village".

In Quy Chau district, the historic flood last year "wiped out" a number of beautiful destinations and check-in spots. To promptly overcome the consequences of the flood and improve service quality, households doing community tourism in Hoa Tien 1 and 2 villages of Chau Tien commune are also making efforts to prepare for the new tourist season.

Ms. Sam Thao Trang - owner of Bich Trang Homestay, shared: "This year, in addition to completely renovating the facilities and rooms, the households doing community tourism in the commune also rebuilt the water wheel system that was washed away by the flood last year. Every year, floods have damaged check-in points, after each such period, we have to rebuild them."

The new feature of Hoa Tien community tourism in 2024 is that an additional art troupe has been established to serve the cultural and artistic needs of tourists, overcoming the previous problem of "one team running many houses"... As a key tourist destination of Quy Chau district, every week, Hoa Tien 1 and 2 community tourism villages still welcome hundreds of visitors to visit and experience. Entering the 2024 tourist season, the number of tourists coming here is expected to increase.

In 2024, Nghe An province aims to welcome 5,500,000 total tourists with accommodation, including 120,000 international visitors, with tourism service revenue reaching VND9,000 billion. To achieve this goal, localities and businesses in the province have been making efforts to create events, destinations, and products for the new tourism year.

Creating new products

Tourist areas and spots in Con Cuong district have been actively preparing conditions, ready to welcome tourists during the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day (10th of the third lunar month) and April 30, May 1. Ms. Vi Thi Hoa - owner of Hoa Thu Homestay in Nua village, Yen Khe commune said: "Up to now, we have prepared the best conditions to welcome tourists during the holidays. Including accommodation, cuisine, culture, and arts services; as well as guiding tourists to explore tourist attractions, places to experience agricultural production, brocade weaving, and making rice wine with fermented leaves".

It is known that, entering the new tourist season, the community tourism business households in Nua village (Yen Khe commune), Khe Ran village (Bong Khe commune) have all participated in training courses on tourism skills and techniques organized by the province and Con Cuong district. In addition to improving their skills in accommodation services, the households are also equipped with cooking skills, organizing meals with local specialties, mixing drinks and refreshments, and participating in explaining to tourists... Thanks to that, the homestay business households have significantly changed in terms of tourism thinking as well as the way of organizing services.

This year, tourists coming to the coastal tourist town of Cua Lo will certainly feel the difference when the quality of tourist accommodation facilities has been significantly improved. Implementing the Project "Improving the quality of tourist accommodation facilities and restaurants in Cua Lo town, period 2021 - 2025", hotels and motels in the area have continuously invested, renovated and upgraded to ensure modern facilities, fully equipped with amenities according to regulations. Many establishments have "generously" spent billions of VND to renovate accommodation facilities such as Minh Chau Cua Lo Hotel (over 6.5 billion VND) or Xuan Duong Motel (over 1 billion VND) ...

MR. HOANG VAN PHUC - VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF CUA LO TOWN

To serve the people and tourists in the 2024 tourist season, Cua Lo town has renovated and upgraded 7 projects with a total cost of over 500 billion VND. Welcoming the 2024 Tourism Year, Cua Lo will have many new highlights to attract tourists. These are Nguyen Hue night street - Nghi Thu ward, expected to come into operation on April 20; Cua Hoi amusement and entertainment area (expected to open to visitors on April 30).

From now until the opening day of the Cua Lo Tourism Festival 2024, the town will organize a series of kick-off activities such as the contest "Elegant Cua Lo Young Women 2024" and "Decorating the check-in point of sea daisies" to attract tourists. The opening program of Cua Lo tourism 2024 (April 18) will have the participation of famous domestic artists and singers. This year, in addition to the art program and special fireworks display, the town is researching the combination of artistic light performances using hundreds of drones.

Similarly, Mr. Vi Van Quy - Vice Chairman of Con Cuong District People's Committee also said: The district has implemented the project of upgrading and expanding the road from National Highway 7 to Khe Kem waterfall (basically completed); upgrading and expanding the Mon Son - Luc Da road; building Pha Lai 2 boat dock... Currently, the district is continuing to renovate and embellish the revolutionary historical relic of Mr. Vi Van Khang's house in Mon Son commune; planning to upgrade and restore the historical relic complex of Ma Nhai stele and Tra Lan citadel; calling for investment projects in tourism towards protecting the ecological environment and sustainable development.

MR. VI VAN QUY - VICE CHAIRMAN OF CON CUONG DISTRICT PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE

Con Cuong district also promotes cooperation and links to develop tourism inside and outside the province, at the same time, strengthens image promotion; strengthens management of tourism service quality, especially at community tourism sites. Before the new tourist season, Con Cuong district has been strengthening inspection and guidance to improve the quality of resort and food services... with the criteria of safety, civilization, ensuring security, order, and food safety and hygiene.

In Quy Chau district, entering the 2024 tourist season, the district is also actively implementing the construction, renovation and renovation of tourist attractions (especially those damaged by floods in 2023) to serve the needs of tourists for sightseeing and experience. The places that are focused on construction and renovation are the Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Hoa Tien community tourism village, Bua cave, Chieng Ngam temple, Khe Ban waterfall...

MR. LE THANH HA - VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF QUY CHAU DISTRICT

The district has been focusing resources to complete the Museum of Culture of Western Nghe An ethnic groups in Quy Chau district; Initial investment in infrastructure of some scenic areas such as Khe Ban waterfall, Khe My waterfall, Hoa Tien community tourism village to be ready to welcome tourists; investment in upgrading the relic site of Doc Binh Lang Van Thiet's tomb in Chau Hoi commune; reviewing the master plan of Bua cave relic and Chieng Ngam temple to make appropriate adjustments, doing well the investment preparation work... striving to attract more and more tourists to the locality; aiming to make tourism a spearhead economic sector, creating jobs and income for the people.