Bac Ninh attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists in first months of 2018

06/04/2018 13:41

(BNP) – In the first quarter of 2018, the number of tourists to Bac Ninh increased by 31% in comparison with same period in 2017, contributing to promoting spiritual tourism and gradually affirming a comprehensive developed Bac Ninh’s image.

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According to report of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Bac Ninh attracted around 500,000 visitors in the Q1 for spiritual tourism in some places such as Phat Tich Pagoda, Ba Chua Kho Temple, Lim Festival…, a year – on – year increase of 31%, reaching 38 % of the yearly plan. Total revenue from tourism reached about VND 403 billion, up 18% over the same period in 2017, reaching 47% of the yearly plan.
 
In the province, there are more than 600 organizations and individuals participating in tourism business, of which, 13 travel agencies, passenger transport and 583 accommodation establishments with 6,529 rooms.
 
To attract large number of tourists for the first quarter, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism actively consulted and supported business travel agencies to make and promote products, new tours associated with the spring tourism’s events. At the same time, the Department regularly reviewed and investigated to detect violations and timely handled enterprises with signs of violation.
 
5-star Indochina hotel puts into operation to meet the needs of visitors.

Within the first 3 months of 2018, Bac Ninh’s tourism sector acknowledged progression of accommodation services. There were many projects from big corporations such as Muong Thanh, Vingroup… invested in Bac Ninh, especially there were three 5-star-hotel including Muong Thanh, Indochina and Phoenix, a 4-star-hotel project, 2 3-star-hote projects, 29 2-star- hotel projects and so on.

Thanks to the development of accommodation services, these hotels and businesses establishments focused on investing facilities developing and paid attention to quality of labor force, food hygiene and safety, fire safety. Besides, it organized activities to serve tourists in the Lunar New Year and festival season 2018 such as singing Quan ho folksong, giving souvenirs, culture and sports programs…, which aims to bring the best service for visitors.

The province's Culture, Sports and Tourism sector focused on advertising community tourism on the mass media; organized Bac Ninh tourist information booth at Phat Tich Pagoda; issued thousands of leaflets, tourism publications at Conferences and exhibitions with tourism content, etc., thereby, contributing to attracting and promoting Bac Ninh tourism, especially spiritual tourism.
 
In the coming time, the tourism sector will continue to promote propaganda and promotion of tourism, focus on Quan họ singing on the boat program, festivals such as Dau festival, Diem festival, Do temple festival, But Thap festival and so on; actively take part in tourism promotion at exhibitions, fairs in the province.