The central coastal city of Da Nang has set the target of welcoming 8.19 million visitors in 2019, including 3.19 million foreigners, a year-on-year rise of 6.9 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
The Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills was ranked among the top 100 World’s Greatest Places by Times magazine in 2018 (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The central coastalcity of Da Nang has set the target of welcoming 8.19 million visitors in 2019,including 3.19 million foreigners, a year-on-year rise of 6.9 percent and 11percent, respectively.
The tourism sector aims to gross 27.4 trillionVND (1.18 billion USD) in revenues, up 13.9 percent against the previous year.
Director of the municipal Department of TourismNgo Quang Vinh said the department will consult the municipal People’sCommittee to promulgate and implement the management plan of activities bytravel companies in 2019-2020.
It will manage more effectively low-cost tourpackages and pilot the implementation of a set of criteria on professionalservices at tourist accommodation establishments, he added.
Besides intensifying inspections at tourismbusinesses, the department will propose local authorities form sea travelservices at Son Tra peninsula – a popular destination in the city.
In 2019, the tourism department will coordinatewith relevant sectors to create new tourism services such as Than Tai hotspring park and walking streets.
According to Deputy Director of the departmentTruong Thi Hong Hanh, Da Nang welcomed 7.66 million holidaymakers in 2018, up15.5 percent over the previous year, including 2.87 million internationaltourists, a yearly rise of 23.3 percent.
The total revenue collected from tourismactivities was estimated at 24 trillion VND, an annual increase of 23.3percent.
Notably, the city developed a number ofactivities to draw visitors such as the international firework festival, thesea tourism programme, and the travel contest on Da Nang.
In 2018, the Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills wasranked among the top 100 World’s Greatest Places by Times magazine.-VNA
Da Nang city has made a “spectacular” leap forward in tourism development over the past decade, said Chairman of Da Nang Tourism Association Huynh Tan Vinh.
the Da Nang Tourism department has requested local tourism service providers to take measures to ensure security and environmental sanitation, as well as to publicly list their rates.
The central coastal city of Dang Nang has in recent years welcomed a steady number of holidaymakers in the final months of the year when it was used to be the low season due to unpredictable weather.
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