An Giang welcomes 610,000 visitors

Mr. Dao Si Tuan - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of An Giang province said that from February 7 to 13 (ie from the 28th of Tet to the 4th of Tet), it is estimated that there will be 610,000 arrivals, the number of overnight guests is estimated at 5,600, including 1,106 international guests. The number of guests served by travel agencies in the province is estimated at 1,433, an increase of 7.5% over the same period in 2023. However, An Giang has not yet estimated tourism revenue.

During the Lunar New Year 2024, tourist areas, attractions, and sightseeing spots will invest in renovating facilities, renovating landscapes, building Tet miniatures for visitors to take souvenir photos, and improving the quality of culinary services to meet the entertainment needs of tourists and local people.

Some tourist attractions organize activities to attract visitors such as: Tuc Dup Hill tourist attraction organizes the Lion Dance Festival program; Tra Su Melaleuca forest organizes a buffet of traditional folk cakes and fruits combined with folk games and spiritual tourist attractions. At Tra Su Melaleuca forest tourist attraction, tickets are free for children under 1m3; free tickets for people over 70 years old; 50% discount on tickets to visit the education sector; 1 ticket discount for groups of 10 or more.

Mr. Tuan also informed that travel service businesses in the province have offered tourism programs with preferential prices and many attractive promotional packages. People tend to book Tet tourism services early, prioritizing famous resort destinations such as Phu Quoc, Da Lat, Da Nang, Hue, Hoi An, Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, Ninh Binh, etc. In addition, many tourists choose foreign tours for the Lunar New Year holiday, with main destinations such as: Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Japan, China, New Zealand, South Africa, etc.

Dong Thap organizes many tours

Meanwhile, in Dong Thap province, from February 8-14 (ie from the 29th of Tet to the 5th of Tet), the locality organized to pick up, drop off and serve about 166,906 visitors, an increase of 7.6% over the same period in 2023 (2023: 155,157 visitors). Revenue reached more than 27 billion 153 million VND, an increase of 69.2% over the same period in 2023 (2023: 16 billion 044 million VND).

Ms. Huynh Thi Hoai Thu - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dong Thap province said: The locality has built tours to serve the Lunar New Year with many options. Including the programs of the provincial and Western tours such as: Experience Sa Dec; Follow the Lover; Sa Dec Love of the Land - Love of Flowers; Sa Dec Flower Kingdom - Green Heritage Journey; Sa Dec - Buddhist Cultural Space in the heart of the ancient city; Tram Chim Sunrise; Tram Chim Sunset and Experience visiting the field of yellow-headed flowers (Tram Chim National Park);

Tour to visit pink grapefruit garden; Melaleuca forest Xeo Quit - Dong Sen Thap Muoi area; Tram Chim - Sa Dec; Sa Dec flower village - Gao Giong; Sa Dec - Gao Giong - Tram Chim; Nguyen Sinh Sac relic site - Gao Giong - Xeo Quit; Sa Dec - Southern Cultural Tourism Area; Can Tho - Dong Thap; Can Tho - Ha Tien - Dong Thap; An Giang - Dong Thap - Tien Giang; Dong Thap - Tien Giang - Ben Tre.

Ms. Huynh Thi Hoai Thu - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dong Thap province said: Many tourism service businesses have complied well with business regulations such as: price stabilization, ensuring security and order, fire prevention, social evil prevention, environmental protection and improving the quality of tourist services.

At the same time, localities have strengthened supervision and inspection of food safety and hygiene before, during and after Tet; Tourist accommodation establishments have well prepared facilities and arranged full staff to be ready to serve guests. The average room occupancy rate during the Lunar New Year in localities reached over 50% of capacity.