Bac Ninh welcomes more than 1.5 million tourists, increasing 54% compared with same period in 2023

29/05/2024 09:49

(BNP) - According to a report from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first 6 months of 2024, Bac Ninh province welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists, up 54% compared with same period in 2023; total revenue reached VND 1,070 billion, up 45% compared with the same period in 2023.


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Bac Ninh organized many festivals to attract the tourists at the beginning of Giap Thin 2024 such as: Lim Festival, Phat Tich Pagoda Festival (Tien Du district); But Thap pagoda (Thuan Thanh town), Ba Chua Kho Temple festival, Diem festival (Bac Ninh city), etc. From the beginning of the year, there were cultural, sports, and tourist activities, attracting a large number of people and tourists, thereby, contributing to promoting and introducing the Bac Ninh’s land, people, and potential strengths to domestic and international friends.

Among them, a number of programs attracted a large number of people and tourists such as: Opening of Xuan Giap Thin Flower Street; Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk song singing programs on boats; Expanded Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk Song Competition for Giap Thin Spring 2024; traditional folk art performances at monuments and tourist attractions in the province; organization of the Tu Hung Football Tournament welcoming Spring in Bac Ninh 2024; 2024 Asian Tennis Championships; Davis Cup Tennis Tournament, World Group II Play-offs in 2024; 2024 National Judo Club Championships; XIII National Fencing Youth Championship 2024; National Second Division Football Tournament in 2024 and so on.

In the coming time, the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector continues to promote tourism propaganda associated with major programs and events of the province. In particular, the sector organizes traditional folk art performance activities at a number of tourist destinations to serve people and tourists; focus on improving the quality of services, building new tourism products to attract customers, creating unique and different products suitable for the market; strengthen cooperation and linkages to develop tours and tourist attractions with provinces and cities in the Northern Delta region and with provinces throughout the country such as: Bac Giang, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen..., thus contributing to stimulating tourism, attracting a large number of people and tourists to Bac Ninh.

By P.H