Quynh Luu strives for tourism revenue to reach over 400 billion VND

(Baonghean.vn) - The Party Committee of Quynh Luu district has just approved the Project "Promoting the potential advantages of developing sea tourism associated with cultural and historical tourism and commercial services in the period of 2016 - 2020" to effectively implement the Resolution of the District Party Congress, term XXVII, term 2015 - 2020.

Ho family temple in Quynh Doi village, one of the national historical relics of Quynh Luu district. Photo: Sy Minh.

The project affirms: Quynh Luu is a district with many potentials and advantages to develop cultural and historical tourism and commercial services. With a coastline of nearly 20km, many beautiful beaches; abundant, rich and attractive aquatic and seafood resources. The whole district has 29 ranked cultural and historical relics, of which 14 are national relics and 15 are provincial relics.

The Ho family's ancestral temple has just been invested in and built. Photo: Sy Minh

The project's objectives are to develop sustainable, comprehensive tourism, achieving high socio-economic efficiency while ensuring national security, defense and ecological environment; promoting the development of sea tourism associated with resorts, spiritual culture and eco-tourism; increasing the commercial business efficiency and the attractiveness of Quynh Luu tourism.

By 2020, tourism will basically become an important economic sector, with a relatively synchronous and modern system of technical infrastructure; high-quality, diverse, branded tourism products, imbued with regional cultural identity.

Quynh Resort beach tourist area (Quynh Nghia commune) seen from above. Photo: Sy Minh

Strive to increase the number of tourists by 15% annually on average, reaching over 250,000 by 2020. The total number of standard rooms is over 500.

Total revenue increased by an average of 15% annually, reaching over 400 billion VND; the proportion of tourism in the service and trade sector reached over 15%. The total number of employees in the tourism sector reached over 1,500 people; the proportion of trained employees reached over 60%. Trade services accounted for over 34% of the economic structure.

Quynh Sea Dragon Cave has just been opened for tourism. Photo: Sy Minh

To achieve the above goals, Quynh Luu sets out tasks such as: Strengthening the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels in the development of tourism and service economy; Implementing well the planning and planning management work, emphasizing the completion of the adjustment of the Quynh sea tourism planning to 2020, with a vision to 2030.

Quynh Luu district also focuses on investing in infrastructure to serve tourism development and commercial services such as completing the upgrading of traffic routes from National Highway 1A, 48B to coastal communes and inter-commune routes, belt roads, Quynh Nghia bridge and traffic route 537B; Strengthening the promotion and advertising of tourism and commercial services to create and enhance the image of Quynh Luu tourism on information and propaganda systems; synchronously deploying solutions to attract investment capital, develop human resources to serve tourism development and diversify and improve the quality of tourism products and commercial services.

Huu Nghia