As two major tourist magnets on Vietnam’s travel map, Thanh Hoa and Binh Binh provinces shares many similarities regarding their tourism resources and potential to develop tourism as one of their spearhead economic sectors.

Boats travelling along the Ngo Dong river in Tam Coc, part of the UNESCO-recognised Trang An natural and cultural heritage complex in Ninh Binh province.

Both provinces have favourable infrastructure and facilities, and transport networks connect their destinations effectively with each other as well as with those in the neighbouring localities.

However, like other cities and provinces nationwide, the hospitality sector in the two provinces have suffered significant negative effects due to the Covid-19 epidemic, evident through the dramatic decline in the number of visitors and tourism revenue as well as the hibernation of local travel firms and businesses operating in the field.

Therefore, the heritage tour has been launched to stimulate tourist activities in the two provinces while helping tour operators and services providers meet up and exchange experiences in order to work out a more high-quality product for visitors.

It also aims to offer travellers the new tourist product with the best possible level of quality and favourable prices, thus contributing to realising the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s programme ‘Vietnamese people travel Vietnam’.

Northwest provinces jointly launch tourism stimulus programme

The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) in association with eight Northwest provinces launched a tourism stimulus programme in Hanoi on June 12 in a bid to promote tourism in the Northwest region.

“Bac Giang sweet fruit season” Tourism Programme launched

(BGO) – The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DCST) in Bac Giang province has launched the Plan to realize the Programme “Vietnamese people travel Vietnam” under the theme of “Bac Giang sweet fruit season”.

27 clubs join National Badminton Tourney 2020 in Bac Giang

(BGO) – Vietnam Sports Administration on June 6 coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Giang province to open the National Badminton Tourney 2020 for the Clubs in the provinces, cities and sectors across the country to compete Thanh Cong Cup at the provincial Sport Competition Hall (the South urban area in Bac Giang city).

Da Nang tourism promoted on BBC

BBC World News will broadcast a video on tourism in the central city of Da Nang on its Asia-Pacific channel this month.

Bac Giang improves quality of tourism human resources

(BGO) - Identifying that human resources play an important role in tourism development, in recent years, relevant agencies as well as many localities and businesses in Bac Giang province have deployed many forms of training. However, to meet the needs in reality, this work needs more attention.

Source: NDO