Tourism

A number of recent domestic and international surveys have indicated that community-based tourism will become more mainstream after the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, further efforts from different parties are needed to grasp opportunities and sustainably develop community-based tourism, making it a driving force in the building of new-style rural areas.

Boasting distinctive biodiversity, from abundant species of flora and fauna to rich and varied landscapes, the northern province of Ninh Binh has taken drastic measures to preserve its nature.

Together with Da Lat and Sapa, Ninh Binh is named by Booking.com in the top three destinations to lace up your walking shoes and inspire you to take in some fresh air.

To make the most of the domestic market in the current climate, localities nationwide have been developing new tourism-related products and services and improving inter-regional connectivity to better suit the taste of Vietnamese travellers.

Besides outstanding values in terms of landscape, culture, history and geomorphology, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex also has values of high biodiversity with a wide range of various plant and animal species, and an unique ecosystem and rare gene sources.

The People's Committee of Ninh Binh province has just issued a direction on managing and protecting the global values of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site of Trang An.

According to scientists, the value of wood accounts only 10 percent of forests and the remaining 90 percent belongs to other values such as land and water resource protection, natural disaster mitigation, climate regulation, environmental protection, resort activities and tourism. Therefore, in the recent past, Ninh Binh has done its utmost in protecting nature and forest in combination with tourism development by carrying out synchronous measures and policies.

The 39th online meeting of ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) National Tourism Organisations discussed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism activities and worked out solutions, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam recorded 30.5 million domestic visitors in first half of this year, earning total revenue of over VND134 trillion, down 24.2% year-on-year.

Implementing the Government's Resolution No. 50/NQ-CP dated May 20, 2021 on the Action Programme to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has developed an action programme for tourism development during the 2021-2025 period.

An emotional journey in the land of Ninh Binh introduced in a clip with the theme "Vietnam: Travel To Love! - Coming to Ninh Binh" was officially launched on the YouTube platform at 8:00 am on June 28, 2021.

Golden ripe rice fields along Ngo Dong river banks in Tam Coc-Bich Dong tourist site in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province in May have made the site a beautiful picture.

Tourism firms are speeding up digital transformation to better adapt to the circumstances in the pandemic through switching to new models and methods of business administration and operation, while creating novel and unique products.

The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a logo design contest for the "Vietnam International Photography Festival", on June 7.

Vietnamese tourists have expressed their wish to choose ecotourism (59% of participants), limit single-use plastic on flights/at lodges (57%) and encourage financial rewards for accommodation facilities that maximise energy efficiency (40%) towards more sustainable tourism in the post-COVID-19 period.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has enhanced the implementation of the tourism master plan and formed national tourist areas to exploit the potentials towards making specific highly competitive tourism products associated with the brand "Ninh Binh - Trang An".

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a national cultural heritage photo contest and exhibition, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will be launched in late May to raise awareness of heritage conservation within the local community.

The People's Committee of Ninh Binh province has decided to cancel the Tourism Week with the theme of "Golden Colour of Tam Coc-Trang An" due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a series of impressive milestones and symbols, Vietnam has quickly become an attractive destination for international tourists in recent years.