Cua Lo, need more new movements...
After the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to change the appearance of Cua Lo coastal city, there have been "renovations" organized by the Party Committee and the government of Cua Lo town. Cua Lo coastal city has now merged with Vinh city, bringing with it the hope that there will continue to be new positive movements...
Nhat Lan • March 3, 2025
After the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to change the appearance of Cua Lo coastal city, there have been "renovations" organized by the Party Committee and the government of Cua Lo town. Cua Lo coastal city has now merged with Vinh city, bringing with it the hope that there will continue to be new positive movements...
The most talked about "renovation" in Cua Lo beach town is the clearance of 209 kiosks and shops that have been operating for many years in the park area east of Binh Minh Street. Surely those who came to Cua Lo beach 3 years ago still remember, at that time, standing on Binh Minh Street looking towards the sea, there were shops and kiosks of all kinds of old and makeshift materials growing close together. With the determination to build Cua Lo beach to meet the requirements of "Modern, unique, distinctive, friendly and highly economically efficient" as the target assigned by the Provincial People's Committee in Decision No. 362/QD-UBND dated February 2, 2020, in 2021, the entire political system of Cua Lo town (old) was determined to clear these shops and kiosks so that Cua Lo beach has an open space, close to nature, attractive in the eyes of tourists, a breakthrough step to change the urban space.
As the Head of the People's Committee of Cua Lo City Party Committee at that time, Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee Nguyen Quang Tieu recalled that after the 2022 tourist season ended, the entire political system of Cua Lo began to take action. At that time, all business people in the park area east of Binh Minh Street understood the goal of clearing shops and kiosks on the beach, and knew that their interests were included in the common interest, but everyone was hesitant to change, especially to change the business environment. Therefore, they tried every way to delay and not comply with the policy, even sending petitions and complaints to the superior agencies in a very complicated manner.
A large-scale propaganda campaign was then carried out by the Party Committee and the government of Cua Lo town (old). First of all, local cadres and party members were required to take the lead and be responsible for mobilizing relatives who do business on the beach to seriously comply with the general policy, creating an initial change. On the part of the Party Committee, the government, and socio-political organizations at the ward level, they met with each business household in their ward to inform and clarify the general policy, and listen to recommendations to explain, propagate, and mobilize. For the Party Committee and the government of the town, they researched and proposed solutions to help business households easily find suitable premises after moving to stabilize soon, and organized forces to help them dismantle and move materials and items in shops, kiosks, etc.
At the same time, assign the heads of the Party Committee and the government to the wards to directly dialogue with business households, continue to clarify the objectives of the clearance, propagate and mobilize households to comply; and in many forms, spread the meaning of the clearance work to the people of the whole town, creating consensus and support. With the campaign, extensive propaganda, integrating the implementation of many flexible solutions, by the morning of September 21, 2022, there were pioneering households in dismantling kiosks; and by the end of October 2022, 209 shops and kiosks were cleared, the park area east of Binh Minh Street was cleared, Cua Lo beach was returned to its original natural landscape...
In 2023 and 2024, Cua Lo coastal city will have many new and exciting movements. These include the "renovation" of 4-wheel electric vehicles; upgrading Binh Minh Street and many inner-city roads; organizing the renovation of a green - clean - beautiful environment and creating highlights in the park area east of Binh Minh Street, in the urban area and the hotel and restaurant system; establishing rules of conduct in service business activities...
Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee Nguyen Quang Tieu said that in 2010, the Provincial People's Committee allowed Cua Lo town (old) to organize a pilot operation of 4-wheel electric vehicles. The 4-wheel electric vehicle service was born to meet the needs of tourists, making it convenient for tourists to visit and enjoy scenic spots, and craft villages throughout the area. However, after many years of operation, most of the 4-wheel electric vehicles have become old, outdated, and do not meet the standards for tourism services. In addition, partly because the state management in this field has not been given attention, the operation of 4-wheel electric vehicles has arisen many extremely inadequate problems. Identifying this as a major issue, the Party Committee and the authorities of Cua Lo town have put great determination into it to achieve success.
“For households operating 4-wheel electric vehicles, changing is really a difficult problem because the investment is quite large. Therefore, they find all kinds of reasons not to comply, at times gathering in large numbers, making the “weather” in the coastal city of Cua Lo “hotter” than ever. However, through many forms of propaganda and mobilization by the entire political system, all old 4-wheel electric vehicles have been replaced by new, modern 4-wheel electric vehicles, contributing to the beauty of the coastal city, creating a good impression for tourists…” - Mr. Nguyen Quang Tieu shared.
Regarding the changes in the coastal urban area of Cua Lo, according to Mr. Nguyen Dam Thang - Director of Minh Chau Cua Lo Hotel, the Party Committee and authorities of Cua Lo town have worked hard to make Cua Lo beach more open after decades of being blocked by hundreds of kiosks. At the same time, they have invested in building many new major roads and branch roads, and organized renovations to change and improve the urban appearance of Cua Lo town. In addition, state management of service activities such as hotels, restaurants, especially electric car activities has received clear attention, so these activities have basically become organized, with positive changes in service quality, helping Cua Lo change and become more friendly in the eyes of tourists. Thanks to that, along with Vinpearl Group putting the VinWonders Cua Hoi project into operation, in the 2024 tourist season, the number of tourists to Cua Lo has increased dramatically.
However, according to Mr. Nguyen Dam Thang, Cua Lo beach is a valuable natural resource, but has not yet received adequate investment. For example, the park area east of Binh Minh street, although it is open, has not yet created a smooth flow because the site clearance work has not been completed. In the park area, there is still a house, a few hotels, motels, and a beach belonging to the Sea Golf project that has not been implemented according to the plan for many years. This leads to a lack of uniformity, significantly affecting the beauty of the sea. Or like the west of Binh Minh street, there are many hotels, restaurants, and kiosks built many years ago, the infrastructure is degraded and damaged but has not been invested in upgrading, greatly affecting the overall tourism development in Cua Lo beach.
Mr. Nguyen Dam Thang said: “I have been to many places, but I have rarely seen a beach that is on par with Cua Lo. However, to attract tourists to the coastal city of Cua Lo, there needs to be continued strong attention. With hotels and restaurants that have deteriorated but have not been invested in upgrading, competent authorities should take action so that they have the responsibility to accompany the State's investment in public service works. On the east side of Binh Minh Street, it is necessary to create a smooth connection and have investment. Only by doing so can the coastal city of Cua Lo be raised to a new level, and sea tourism can be developed…”.
Having a similar perspective to Mr. Nguyen Dam Thang, in an interview with Nghe An Newspaper reporter, Chairman of Nghi Thu Ward People's Committee Cao Anh Hung went back in time to the period when the entire political system of the ward worked hard to mobilize the clearance of 56 restaurants and kiosks in the area of the park east of Binh Minh Street, organized environmental improvement activities, urban beautification... Thereby, contributing to creating beauty for the sea. However, Mr. Cao Anh Hung also expressed concern about the existing problems on both the East and West sides of Binh Minh Street. Chairman of Nghi Thu Ward People's Committee is particularly interested in tourist accommodation establishments, noting that many establishments on the West side of Binh Minh Street have been degraded and outdated due to being built for too long. Because according to him, in recent years, especially in 2024, Cua Lo town has implemented a project to upgrade tourist accommodation establishments, however, many hotels and motels belonging to state agencies have degraded but are still indifferent to investing in upgrading.
Mr. Cao Anh Hung said: “Cua Lo is now a part of Vinh city, and is one of the tourist centers of the province. Currently, more tourists have come to Cua Lo, such as in 2024 the number of tourists increased dramatically, so it is necessary for the attention of superiors to intervene so that the agencies managing the accommodation system are responsible for investing in renovation. In addition, we hope that superiors will attract truly capable investors to implement the planning of the Eastern Forest Park Area of Binh Minh Street, and have policies and mechanisms to stimulate tourism development, so that Cua Lo can truly become a prestigious tourist center.”
Observing the reality on both the East and West sides of Binh Minh Street, it is not difficult to see the "blind spots" that the park area on the East side of Binh Minh Street is basically open, creating a friendly feeling close to nature. However, there are "blind spots" such as houses, motels, hotels and a large area of beach that have not been renovated, leading to interruptions, lack of uniformity, and negatively affecting the overall landscape. On Binh Minh Street itself, because a household has not cleared the land, the investment and construction is still unfinished for a long distance of about a few dozen meters. On the West side of Binh Minh Street, there are still some vacant and wild lands, such as in Thu Thuy Ward, the land with Nghi Loc District Nursing Home; or there are hotels occupying large land funds but have not been invested in or renovated for many years, such as Cua Lo Trade Union Hotel...
Those limitations have been partly reflected in the Summary Report on tourism activities in 2024, directions and tasks in 2025 of the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town (old). That is: "The responsibility of some businesses, hotels and restaurants operating in the town to participate in social work in organizing tourism activities in 2024 is still limited. Mobilizing resources from businesses in the area and encouraging large-scale investors to invest in tourism development is still difficult. The progress of attracting investors to implement the project to build a forest park area east of Binh Minh Street is still slow...".
Recently, accessing information on the Vinh City Propaganda Facebook page, knowing that the Vinh City Party Committee Standing Committee held a meeting to give opinions on the Planning Project, the investment plan for the Eastern Forest Park Area of Binh Minh Street and the urban beautification plan to serve the Cua Lo Sea Tourism Festival in 2025. At this meeting, Vinh City Party Secretary Phan Duc Dong concluded, assigned the City People's Committee to continue studying the Planning Project to report to the Provincial People's Committee on investment plans; at the same time, there were specific instructions to carry out the work of beautifying the coastal urban area of Cua Lo.
Contact Vinh City Party Secretary - Mr. Phan Duc Dong. He said: The Standing Committee of the City Party Committee pays great attention to the development of Cua Lo beach tourism; therefore, recently, a number of meetings have been held to discuss short-term and long-term solutions for implementation. In particular, in the short term, we will continue to carry out urban beautification, improve the green - clean - beautiful environment, ensure security and order... New this year, the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee directed the City People's Committee to install a free shower system to ensure aesthetics along the beach; not collect fees at car parking lots; at the same time, encourage hotels in the city to install free wifi systems... In the long term, we will propose that the province study for the city to apply a number of policies according to Resolution 137/2024/QH15 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province, to move towards implementing the Planning of the Eastern Forest Park Area of Binh Minh Street approved by the Provincial People's Committee.
The Vinh City Party Secretary added: “The park area east of Binh Minh Street has a large-scale, systematic plan. To implement it, a large investment fund of about 2 trillion VND will be needed, so this is a major content that will be strived to implement in the near future. I have also reported to the Provincial Party Standing Committee that it is necessary to consider rearranging the headquarters and land under State management and put them into use to avoid waste; for hotels under State organizations, it is necessary to work with the competent authorities so that they are responsible for investing in upgrading facilities, meeting accommodation services and ensuring general aesthetics…”.
