Nghe An opens Nam Dan district smart tourism information portal

On the afternoon of April 24, in Vinh city, Nghe An province coordinated with VNPT Group to organize the opening ceremony of the Smart Tourism Information Portal and Smart Tourism Application on mobile devices of Nam Dan district.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation;Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council;Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches and sectors at the provincial level and Nam Dan district. On the side of VNPT Group, there was comrade Tran Manh Hung - Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Board of Members of VNPT Group.

The Smart Tourism Portal System and Smart Tourism Application on mobile devices of VNPT Smart Tourism in Nam Dan district have been put into testing since February 2019 and are now eligible for operation. This is a program fully sponsored by VNPT Group with an estimated cost of 500 million VND.

Leaders pressed the button to launch the Smart Tourism Portal and Smart Tourism Application on mobile devices of Nam Dan district. Photo: Thanh Le

The Nam Dan district smart tourism portal is considered a meaningful gift from VNPT Group to Nghe An province on the occasion of the 129th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday and Nam Dan district was approved by the Government for the pilot project to build a model new rural district in the direction of developing culture associated with tourism, period 2018 - 2025.

The smart tourism portal will help state management agencies improve the effectiveness of direction and operation; collect statistical data reports; provide information and respond to tourists' comments on the quality of tourism services.

This is also a channel to promote local tourism products, survey market demand to have development orientations. For businesses, the information portal creates chain links, develops tourism services with low advertising costs...

Nam Dan district smart tourism information portal has the address:http://namdantourism.vn, built with advanced technology. The system gathers and links all tourism-related information with nearly 150 accommodations, resorts, restaurants, entertainment areas, shopping, souvenir shops, travel services, healthcare, gas stations, maps, ATMs,...

The system also provides sample itineraries, quick booking tools, voice search, translation and conversion between languages ​​to support foreign tourists. In particular, the system also applies modern technologies applied in tourism in advanced countries such as artificial intelligence, 3D tours, VR virtual reality ... to support tourists to experience before visiting. From there, tourists can quickly choose programs and itineraries that suit their own needs and interests.

On the occasion of National Day September 2, tens of thousands of tourists made a pilgrimage to the Kim Lien relic site. Photo: Huy Thu

Smart tourism is a model built on the foundation of information technology and communications, in which the integrated data infrastructure is developed synchronously, ensuring timely interaction between 3 parties: managers, businesses and tourists. Destinations in the model are also smart destinations with advanced technology infrastructure, ensuring sustainable development, convenient access to tourists, helping to increase the quality of experience and improve the quality of people's lives.

Tourists visit Uncle Ho's hometown. Photo: Archive

Putting Smart Tourism into operation in Nam Dan district, in addition to aiming to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector, will bring wonderful experiences to tourists./.