Cua Lo creates confidence for tourists about swimming in the sea

(Baonghean.vn) - In the first 6 months of the year, the fish deaths in the Central Coast have had a major impact on tourism activities in Cua Lo. Overcoming difficulties, the entire town has made efforts to create confidence for tourists to visit the coastal city of Cua Lo...

Tree care workers contribute to ensuring Cua Lo Town's environment is green, clean, beautiful and attractive to tourists.

This year's tourist season, some impacts on the marine environment have greatly affected Cua Lo's tourism activities. In this situation, Cua Lo Town has promptly oriented in accordance with actual conditions: effectively exploiting advantages and potentials, directing investment, planning key areas, creating highly competitive products.

In addition, strengthen state management in all fields, promote cooperation and tourism promotion; do a good job of promotion and propaganda as well as coordinate with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Provincial Monitoring Department to regularly inspect, measure and monitor, promptly inform widely to tourists.

Tourists buy fresh seafood at Cua Lo Seafood Market.

To welcome the Cua Lo tourism year, tourist accommodation establishments in the town have proactively prepared good facilities to serve tourists. By June 25, 2016, the whole town had 288 hotels, motels and tourism businesses; bringing the total number of rooms to 9,151, capable of receiving 19,000 guests/day.

In the first 6 months of the year, Cua Lo welcomed 1,064 thousand visitors, equal to 72.4% compared to the same period in 2015. Of which, 580 thousand visitors stayed, equal to 70.5% compared to the same period last year. Revenue from service and tourism activities was 871 billion VND, reaching 32.1% of the 2016 plan, equal to 69.7% compared to the same period in 2015. In the first 6 months of the year, the town decreased by 360 billion VND (compared to 2015), in June alone it decreased by 246 billion VND.

Peaceful relaxing moments with Cua Lo sea waves.

Mr. Vo Van Tho, Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Cua Lo Town, said: In the face of difficulties, the whole town has made efforts in all aspects to make Cua Lo more civilized, clean, and attractive to tourists. Urban planning and beautification work has been strengthened, especially the beautification of kiosk signs on the east side of Binh Minh Street, Nguyen Sinh Cung Street, and Sao Nam Street according to standards with the active participation of wards and organizations and individuals, creating a new urban appearance.

At the same time, food hygiene and safety are focused on, sea rescue is regularly on duty, full preparation of tools and medicine, ready to respond in all situations, ensuring the highest safety for tourists coming to Cua Lo beach.

Quynh Lan