Tourism

Along with its rich tourism resources, the promotion and exploitation of available potential have helped Ninh Binh develop itself into a leading friendly destination in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam has made the shortlist in many accolades at the prestigious 31st World Travel Award, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said on May 11.

In order to diversify its tourism products and attract more visitors to Ninh Binh province, the Cuc Phuong National Park has launched a new night tour to see fireflies and wildlife in early May.

Sustainable travel is gaining traction as 96% of Vietnamese travellers confirm that sustainable travel is important to them, according to the Sustainable Travel Report 2024 by Booking.com.

The northern province of Ninh Binh served over 470,000 tourist arrivals during the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holidays, marking a year-on-year increase of 37.47%.

Vietnam's tourism sector served over 6.2 million foreign visitors and 40.5 million domestic tourists in the first four months of this year, earning 271.4 trillion VND (nearly 10.7 billion USD) in revenue, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

The Trang An scenic complex heritage area currently has 429 relics, including 2 special national relics, 21 national relics and 36 provincial relics, evenly distributed throughout 18 communes and wards. This is the first capital of Dai Co Viet state, containing many famous historical and religious relics, unique natural and cultural values.

A series of attractive activities will be held in Ninh Binh province on the occasion of the five-day holiday of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) from April 27 to May 1.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has set a target to become a centrally-run city by 2035 with typical characteristics of a millennium heritage and innovation city. Therefore, the province has devised numerous measures to preserve the values of the world cultural and natural heritage of Trang An.

The UK's Daily Mail has named the northern province of Ninh Binh on the list of the top 10 less-visited wonders of the world.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 themed "Vietnam Tourism - Green Transition for Sustainable Development" officially opened in Hanoi on April 11, attracting 700 enterprises across the country and 16 foreign countries and territories.

The provinces of Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh on April 11 co-organised a tourism promotion conference within the framework of the Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) - Hanoi 2024.

Ninh Binh, a sacred land with a thousand-year cultural tradition, is home to the mixed cultural and natural world heritage of Trang An - the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. Trang An is seen as an important resource for the province to develop the cultural industry sustainably and effectively in the time to come.

Ninh Binh province welcomed 3.9 million tourist arrivals, including 340 international visitors, in the first three months of 2024, marking the most impressive growth over the past years and fulfilling 52% of the target set for the whole year.

The 10th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of Trang An Landscape Complex is seen as an important event of Ninh Binh and is predicted to welcome a huge number of visitors. Therefore, tourist sites, travel companies, and accommodation establishments have built plans to serve tourists safely and thoughtfully.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam's tourism industry aims to serve about 18 million international visitors and 110 million domestic tourists and earn some 840 trillion VND (33.89 billion USD) from the sector this year. To achieve this goal, more breakthroughs in opening and facilitating visa policies are needed to attract foreign tourists.

In the past recent years, the northern province of Ninh Binh has paid due attention to studying, preserving and promoting archeological values in an attempt to awake their potential for sustainable tourism development.

Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh on March 21 held a consultation conference to collect opinions on its plan for developing ecotourism in the 2023-2030 period and to introduce a set of mascots for the run Jungle Paths 2024.

Ninh Binh province's tourism sector earned nearly 3.7 trillion VND (157 million USD) in first three months of 2024, posting a 1.4-fold rise as compared to the same period last year, according to the provincial Statistic Office.