Binh Duong tourism has one more flourishing year

The planning, investment in tourism development in 2019 was performed carefully by provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Large-scale programs helped Binh Duong tourism prosper.

A ceremony promote tourism was held in Phu Giao district.

Some outstanding activities

Regarding long-term investment in the tourism industry, the cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City Development Research Institute to develop an outline and cost estimate for the project "Tourism development in Binh Duong province by 2025, orientation towards 2030”.Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism also cooperated with Binh Duong Urban Planning and Development Institute to set up the detailed planning task of 1/500 scale of Ba Lua port area (Phu Tho ward, Thu Dau Mot city) to serve tourism development.

Another flourishing thing was the tourism promotion, tourist attraction to monuments and sightseeing in the province. In 2019, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism cooperated with travel agencies, tourism services, and handicraft villages in the province to participate in fairs, opened booths to spread information and images of Binh Duong tourism at cultural travel events. Some remarkable events were: Binh Duong spring, Bach Dang pomelo festival, Lai Thieu ripe fruit festival, participating in International Tourism Fair - VITM in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, Southern folk cake festival in Can Tho ...In addition, the department also cooperated with Becamex Hotel to hold a tourism promotion  program for Binh Duong in Hanoi, a Famtrip program for 220 representatives of travel companies in the North and Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association to survey a number of tourist destinations in Binh Duong, hosting the second Street Food Festival of Binh Duong Province 2019 with more than 40 stalls.

The districts, towns and city in the province were also more interested in promoting and developing local tourism. For example, historical trips to Dau Tieng, Phu Giao, Tan Uyen, Di An ...Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism last year also organized a launching ceremony to introduce tourist destinations in the province for youth union members in Phu Giao. According to Lê Văn Thái, Deputy Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, historical tourism activities contributed to education and propagation on local cultural and historical values, raising the awareness and responsibility of the younger generation in preserving and protecting cultural identity, and at the same time helping young people to accumulate more skills and knowledge to be able to introduce tourist destinations to tourists, friends and other citizens who want discover the natural beauty and culture of Binh Duong province.

To invest in tourism development in 2020

In order to further develop the tourism industry, in 2020, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the Tourism development planning in Binh Duong province till 2020, with a vision to 2030", "Communication, advertising, and promotion on Binh Duong tourism in period 2013-2015, orientation towards 2020"...Collaborating with Binh Duong Urban Planning and Development Institute to complete the Ba Lua port planning project. To continue holding conferences between Directors Board of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and tourism service providers in the province in order to assist and support these units. Besides, it is necessary to step up the inspection and supervision on conditions, material facilities, techniques and services of businesses by 2020.

Binh Duong will also carry out activities to develop Binh Duong tourism in 2020 at cultural and tourism events such as: Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, Vietnam International Tourism Fair - VITM, the 3rd National Amateur Music Festival - Can Tho City, Vinh Long Tourism Festival, Dong Nai Food Festival etc.; and continue to host the 3rd Street Food Festival - 2020 with larger scale to attract more tourists to Binh Duong.

Travel and accommodation revenues in 2019 increased compared to 2018.At present, the province has 227 accommodation businesses as organizations with totally 6,093 rooms, registered capital of more than VND 1,600 billion; and 469 accommodation businesses as individual business households with 5,624 rooms, registered capital of about VND 252 billion. The whole province has 40 hotels rated from 1 to 5 stars, 7 international travel agencies, and 20 domestic travel agencies. It is estimated that the total number of tourist arrivals in 2019 reached more than 5 million, including 367,000 international visitors, (reaching 99% of the year target and up 8.4% compared to 2018).

 Reported by Quynh Nhu - Translated by Ngoc Huynh