The new programme on safe tourism and demand stimulus in HCM City and neighbouring provinces such as Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh is called “7 localities - safe and interesting tourism”.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province has stepped up efforts to revive its tourism sector.

The deputy director of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial Department of Tourism, Tran Thi Thu Hien, said that safety is the angle that participating travel agencies should pursue.

A digital map on safe tourism has been developed to make it easier for locals to plan their trips ahead.

Tourism departments in the seven localities are responsible for creating new tourism products and offering promotions and discounts.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be the first province in the southeast region to announce the second tourism stimulus programme.

The director of its Tourism Department, Trinh Hang, said that the province witnessed positive changes after the first tourism stimulus programme. Compared to the same period last year, it welcomed 1.7 million tourists in July, up 15.3 per cent.

When the second Covid-19 outbreak occurred August, the provincial authorities carried out necessary measures in an effort to prevent community transmission, Hàng said.

During this second tourism stimulus, 100 percent of tourism establishments in the province have planned promotions, up to 30 per cent discount for three-to-five-star hotels and 20 per cent for one-to-two-star hotels. Fees to enter popular attractions will be decreased from 10 to 30 per cent as well.

Multiple local tourism associations have agreed to implement safety measures required by all tourism authorities while creating interesting tourism products.

The chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, Nguyen Huu Tho, said that neighbouring localities that have advantages in ecotourism, beautiful resorts and coastal lines should cooperate with each other.

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Source: VNS