New way of Cua Lo
To strictly and effectively implement the purchase and use of Party newspapers, in addition to requiring 100% of grassroots party organizations, state agencies and units to use Party newspapers according to the Politburo's directive, Cua Lo town also issued a document on ordering and using Party newspapers at service and accommodation points to create a more civilized feature of the coastal city associated with promoting tourism activities during the "peak" period from May to August.
(Baonghean) -To strictly and effectively implement the purchase and use of Party newspapers, in addition to requiring 100% of grassroots party organizations, state agencies and units to use Party newspapers according to the Politburo's directive, Cua Lo town also issued a document on ordering and using Party newspapers at service and accommodation points to create a more civilized feature of the coastal city associated with promoting tourism activities during the "peak" period from May to August.
The above policy of the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town is very suitable and has been positively responded by many restaurants and hotels. Up to now, nearly 60 restaurants and hotels have purchased and placed newspapers at the reception desk to serve tourists such as hotels: Saigon - Kim Lien, 3D, An Dong, Bien Nho, VAM; Vocational Training and Employment Support Center for Farmers in the North-Central Region; Nursing Center for People with Merits; Hoa Bien Restaurant, Son Nga, Quang Yen, etc. Vien Dong Hotel at No. 5 Sao Nam Street, Nghi Thu Ward has 3 issues of Nghe An newspaper placed solemnly on top of the bookshelf.
At 2:00 p.m. on May 27, 2013, while waiting for the receptionist to complete the room arrangement procedures, a tourist was very interested in picking up a number of Nghe An newspapers to read. That was Mr. Tran Xuan Truong, from the Thua Thien - Hue Wool Carpet Import-Export Company. He said: "I have listened to Nghe An folk songs many times, but now reading the article: "Folk songs - the soul of Nghe An", I understand more about the character and soul of Nghe An people". He did not forget to tell the receptionist to keep the newspaper tomorrow when he receives it and not lend it to anyone so he can continue reading article 2...". Ms. Thai Thi Hai - the hotel owner said: "Since receiving the policy of the Town People's Committee, we immediately ordered Nghe An newspapers and bought some other newspapers. Guests were very interested in reading them, some even offered to lend them to the reading room. Seeing that guests were interested in reading Nghe An newspapers to get more information about tourism, we ordered 2 more issues".
Tourists read newspapers at Vien Dong Hotel (Cua Lo Town).
Coming to Son Nga restaurant (Hai Thanh block - Nghi Hai ward) on a weekend afternoon, the owner Nguyen Ngoc Son pointed to the newspaper rack and said: "Customers have borrowed all the newspapers. Yesterday, a customer asked where to buy the newspapers to read and offered to buy them because he was reading the article "the story of donating land to build a road in Nghi Lam". When asked, he learned that he was the chairman of a commune that was having trouble clearing the land because of land issues. Teacher Tran Thi Bich Lien, who teaches Geography in Ha Dong district - Hanoi, said: "In addition to the purpose of going to Cua Lo for vacation, we also need to buy specialties. If we don't read the newspaper, how would we know that besides the specialties of the sea, Nghe An also has lemons, peanuts, oranges, pickles, soy sauce, eels... Besides visiting some places in Uncle Ho's hometown, we were also introduced to visit scenic relics such as: Cuong temple, Con temple, Vo Liet communal house, tomb of King Mai Hac De... then we realized, reading Nghe An newspaper is really interesting".
At Quang Yen restaurant, we met a couple from Hanoi who were enjoying the breeze and waiting for seafood specialties. Before arriving at Cua Lo, they had asked the taxi driver to buy them 3 newspapers, including Nghe An newspaper, to learn more about Nghe An. When arriving at the restaurant, seeing Nghe An newspaper on the shelf, and learning more about the policy of the town People's Committee about wanting tourists to understand more about Nghe An through the local party newspaper, the 28-year-old man confided: "In my opinion, this is the most effective form of promotion. Because if you don't understand the customs, don't understand the current news, politics, socio-economics, habits or feelings of Nghe people, your vacation will be less interesting." Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai Ty - owner of Thien An Hotel (Block 5, Nghi Huong Ward) happily said: "We responded immediately, because this is a correct policy. In addition to restaurant and hotel owners implementing the "5 no's" well, the party newspaper with its multi-dimensional information will make tourists see Nghe An as close, familiar and easy to understand as their own home"...
Select a newspaper to borrow for the reading room.
Mr. Doan Tien Dung - Vice Chairman of the Town People's Committee said: "The town's policy requiring restaurants and hotels to place party newspapers and have newspaper stands is a mandatory requirement, and is one of the criteria to consider in the competition to evaluate service quality and rank the unit. In addition to the purpose of providing official information on current events, economy, culture and society of the province, it also promotes the tourism image of Cua Lo. At the same time, it shows the beauty of culture and civilization in tourism service business. Although it is only the first year of implementation, the access is not widespread, but nearly 60 units have responded, with the awareness of "need to have and should do", it can be seen that this is a good starting sign for this policy to become a practice every tourist season".
As this is the first year of implementing the purchase and use of party newspapers for tourism purposes, some hotels and restaurants have not fully understood the significance of this promotional method. In addition, the Department of Culture and some related agencies have not yet promptly communicated the town's policy, so some units that have registered for civilized business have not yet enthusiastically supported it. However, with the impressive initial results, we believe that in the coming years, we will receive more support from the units, and tourists will be more satisfied because they see Cua Lo as beautiful and civilized from the restaurants, hotels and friendliness, including the contribution of the appearance of Nghe An newspaper every day at service and accommodation points.
Article and photos: Dam Phuong
