Positive signs of tourism recovery in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - After more than 1 month of reopening, tourism activities in Nghe An are gradually recovering and showing positive signs, especially the number of visitors has increased significantly.
The numbers are optimistic.
Nghe An is one of the localities that early implemented the opening of activities.tourismand initially achieved relatively positive results, opening up hope for recovery in the near future. The choice of opening time is really reasonable when summer is near, and long holidays are coming, promising to welcome a large number of visitors to tourist areas and spots.
Although there has not been much preparation time, localities and tourism businesses have welcomed and served tourists quite well during the Hung Kings' death anniversary holiday.
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| Tourists visit Uncle Ho's hometown during the Hung Kings' death anniversary holiday. Photo: Huy Thu |
As expected, the key tourist areas of Nam Dan district and Cua Lo town had the largest number of tourists. During the 3-day holiday, tourist attractions in Nam Dan district welcomed about 35,000 visitors, of which the Kim Lien National Special Relic Site welcomed and served about 15,000 visitors.
So, after a long time of influenceCovid-19 epidemic,People from all over the country make pilgrimages to President Ho Chi Minh's hometown to experience the beauty of the place where he was born and raised, and to better understand his childhood and family. Mr. Nguyen Bao Tuan - Director of the relic site said: "After the holiday, especially on weekends, tourists continue to return to Kim Lien in increasing numbers, and the relic site staff are busy with reception and service. Everyone is really happy and excited when tourism activities return to normal."
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| Tourists come to Cua Lo during the Hung Kings' death anniversary holiday. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
In particular, this year, Cua Lo town organized the 2022 Tourism Festival on the occasion of the Hung Kings' death anniversary, about 3 weeks earlier than previous years with rich cultural activities. This has attracted many tourists, not only from within the province but also from other provinces and cities in the country.
“Through the media, I learned that Cua Lo “opened the sea” early this year, with fireworks, so I brought my family here to relax and have fun during the holidays. Coming here, we were really happy because we saw Cua Lo starting to get busy again after more than 2 years of the pandemic.”
According to Mr. Hoang Thanh Son - Head of the Town's Department of Culture and Information, during the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day holiday, Cua Lo welcomed and served more than 60,000 visitors. These days, especially on Saturdays and Sundays, visitors from all over the country come in increasing numbers. During the recent holidays, accommodation facilities' room occupancy rates always reached about 60%, thehotellarge at approximately 90%. This is a positive signal in the process of recovering tourism activities in the coastal town of Cua Lo.
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| On weekends, many tourist groups choose Cua Lo beach town to experience. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
In addition to the two above-mentioned tourist attractions, during the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day holiday, tourist areas and spots in other localities also attracted a large number of visitors. These include Hoang Mai town (about 7,000 visitors), Truong Bon National Historical Site, Do Luong district (over 3,000 visitors) and locations in Con Cuong district (over 1,500 visitors)... Thanks to that, the total revenue from tourism activities in the whole province reached over 120 billion VND.
Attracting human resources, improving product quality
Through surveying some tourist areas and spots, we found that with the current number of visitors, restaurants and hotels can serve the demand well. But when the number of visitors increases suddenly like during the holidaysHung King's death anniversaryRecently, many facilities will be overloaded and difficult to meet. This is also a problem that tourism businesses are gradually finding a solution to.
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| Tourists experience and shop at Nghi Thuy Fishing Port Market (Cua Lo). Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Huynh - owner of Huy Huong restaurant in Cua Lo town, during the holidays, the restaurant is very crowded, sometimes the staff cannot serve in time. He has to call more family members to help, but sometimes there are still not enough seats for the late guests, and the large number of guests.
In the near future, the restaurant will look for people who agree to work on seasonal contracts to meet the demand when there are many customers. This is also a common situation for many restaurants providing food services in the city.Cua Lo, especially the restaurants along the beach area.
Not only in Cua Lo town, some other tourist areas and spots in mountainous districts such as Nghia Dan and Que Phong are also starting to show signs of overload when a large number of visitors arrive at the same time. Not long after opening, Hon Mat Eco-tourism Area (Nghia Dan) has attracted many visitors because of its poetic scenery and many attractive services. Although it has prepared quite carefully for the holiday, there are times when it is still unable to serve in time.
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| Nhat Minh Farmstay (Que Phong) is attracting more and more guests. Photo: CSCC |
“During holidays, with thousands of visitors, there are times when we cannot avoid making mistakes that make our guests unhappy. We are currently recruiting staff to better welcome and serve them,” said Mr. Dang Trong Tan, Director of Hon Mat Eco-tourism Area.
The large number of visitors has also put some accommodation facilities at risk of being overloaded. Returning to the coastal city of Cua Lo, it is expected that the number of visitors will increase in the near future, and 3-5 star hotels may be "out of rooms".
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan - Deputy Director of Saigon Kim Lien Cua Lo Hotel, a large number of guests will encounter certain difficulties in terms of accommodation.human resourcesservice. Because during the time affected by the epidemic, some employees have resigned. To maintain good service, the unit will mobilize more forces from other facilities, quickly train more human resources and receive students from tourism training facilities for internships...
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| Tourists interact with people in Co Muong village, Chau Kim commune (Que Phong). Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
The above “overload” is understandable after more than 2 years of the pandemic, travel is somewhat limited, and psychology is “repressed”. Now is the opportunity to “explode”, because many people have the need to go to tourist attractions and travel to relieve stress, find positive energy to continue with work.
“The number of tourists coming to Nghe An is increasing because we have done a good job of promoting, preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic and gradually improving the quality of services. It is forecasted that the number of tourists will continue to increase in the coming time. The Department has directed tourist areas, destinations, accommodation establishments and service businesses to find ways to overcome the shortage of human resources and constantly improve product quality to meet the increasing needs of tourists.”
