Hot air balloon rehearsal takes place in Tuyen Quang province
In preparation for an International Hot Air Balloon Festival slated for late March in the northern province of Tuyen Quang, Ballooning Media Co. Ltd held a rehearsal on February 12 and 13 in the locality.
A hot air balloon festival rehearsal at Na Tong village stadium in Thuong Lam commune, Tuyen Quang province's Lam Binh district. (Photo: VNA)
Tuyen Quang (VNA) – In preparation for an International Hot Air Balloon Festival slated for late March in the northern province of Tuyen Quang, Ballooning Media Co. Ltd held a rehearsal on February 12 and 13 in the locality.
The rehearsal took place atNguyen Tat Thanh Square in Tuyen Quang city and Na Tong village stadium inThuong Lam commune, Lam Binh district. After the test flight, Ballooning Media Co.Ltd will discuss with the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province, theprovincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DoCST) to reach agreementon the time, location and scale of the festival.
It is expected that about 15hot air balloons from different countries will participate in the festival.
Nguyen Van Hoa, DeputyDirector of the provincial DoCST, said that the organisation of theInternational Balloon Festival will be a rare opportunity for domestic andforeign tourists to know more about Tuyen Quang. It is also a chance for theprovince to promote and introduce its natural beauty and people.
Tourism development has beenconsidered one of the three breakthroughs for Tuyen Quang province as in the2020-25 period, Hoa said. Accordingly, in addition to developing cultural tourism, community and resort tourism, and adventure tourism, the province has also paid specialattention to creating new tourism products such as raft rowing and singing onNa Nua lake at the Tan Trao Special National Historic Site and kayaking on Tuyen Quang hydroelectric reservoir.
The rehearsal at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in Tuyen Quang city. (Photo: VNA)
Tuyen Quang province strivesto welcome over 3 million tourists by 2025 and earn over 4.8 trillion VND (212 million USD) in total tourism revenue. The tourism sector will contribute at least 6percent to the province's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and createjobs for over 25,000 workers.
✃ The sector is projected to serve over 5.5 million tourists, contribute 10 percent to the province's GRDP and employover 35,000 workers by 2030, he said./.
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A hot air balloon festival rehearsal at Na Tong village stadium in Thuong Lam commune, Tuyen Quang province's Lam Binh district. (Photo: VNA) 
The rehearsal at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in Tuyen Quang city. (Photo: VNA) 
