Tourism sites in Ninh Binh, Ben Tre open door to local visitors
Tourism sites in the northern province of Ninh Binh began welcoming local visitors back on November 15 after a long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist attraction in Ninh Binh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Tourism sites in the northern province of Ninh Binhbegan welcoming local visitors back on November 15 after a long closure due tothe COVID-19 pandemic.
However, as November 15 is Monday - a workday, these tourismsites were quite empty.
Bui Van Manh, Director of the provincial Department ofTourism, said that in order to gradually restore and develop tourism, theopening will be done step by step. Firstly, the tourism sites are only open tolocal holiday-makers. Then, based on the pandemic situation, the sector willpilot welcoming visitors from other localities who take package tours. After thepilot period, the tourism industry will advise the provincial People'sCommittee on whether to continue to open the door to tourists from outside Ninh Binh.
To attract more visitors, the province will step up tourismpromotion, and organised online tours to introduce them to the province’stourist attractions and products.
Also on November 15, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Trelaunched a programme to offer tours to ‘green’ (safe) zones in the “kingdom ofcoconut”.
To date, 70 out of 162 travel units in the province haveregistered to resume operations.
According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sportsand Tourism, from November 15 to the end of 2021, Ben Tre will open its door tolocal holidaymakers and those from other Vietnamese localities.
From January 2022 to December 31, 2022, it will begin welcomingforeign visitors back, depending on the pandemic situation./.
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Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist attraction in Ninh Binh (Photo: VNA) 
