Bac Ninh attracts more than 1.2 million tourists

25/09/2019 14:21
(BNP) – In the first 9 months of this year, the province welcomed about 1.2 million tourists to Bac Ninh, increasing 22% compared with the same period of last year and reaching 76% of the plan. Total revenue from tourism was estimated at VND 880 billion, up 23% over the same period in 2018.

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By the end of September 2019, the province has more than 652 organizations and individuals participating in tourism business activities, among which, there are 10 travel business units; 06 catering businesses meeting standards for tourists; 636 accommodation facilities with 7,400 guest rooms.

Along with promoting the exploitation of tours associated with events in the early spring travel schedule and tours associated with cultural events and major national holidays, the province also organized survey programs to discover new tourist destinations - High-tech Agriculture Tourism 4.0 in order to diversify forms of tourism, attracting tourists inside and outside the province.

In the coming time, the sector of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to promote cooperation and linkage to develop tours and tourist routes with provinces and cities in the Northern Delta region and provinces in the country; organize training and retraining classes for tour guides as well as strengthen the propaganda and extensive dissemination of the role of the tourism economy; mobilize all organizations, individuals and businesses to take part in building product and civilized, polite and friendly tourism environment to attract tourists.