Binh Dinh seeks to stimulus domestic tourism demand after pandemic
The Department of Tourism of the south-central province of Binh Dinh on May 22 held a tourism promotion programme, aiming to attract more domestic visitors after social distancing measures were eased.
Binh Dinh (VNA) – The Department of Tourism of the south-central province of Binh Dinh on May 22 held a tourism promotionprogramme, aiming to attract more domestic visitors after socialdistancing measures were eased.
According to Director of the department Nguyen Van Dung, the COVID-19 pandemic has beencontrolled, and the frequency of flights to Binh Dinh has increased again,reaching 12 fights per day.
Dung called on travel firms to coordinate and support each other to soon overcomedifficulties and boost local tourism industry.
Local travel firms were asked to build promotion programmes and diversify productsin order to stimulus the travel demand of domestic holiday-makers.
Chairman of the provincial Tourism Association Nguyen Hoang Vu said the tourismsector will pay heed to fully tap sea and island tourism potential and developtours of trade villages.
The locality will also cooperate with other localities in the central and CentralHighlands regions, such as Da Nang, Quang Nam, Phu Yen, Gia Lai, and Dak Lak, to form specialand attractive tourism products, he said.
At the event, about 50 tourism businesses in Binh Dinh signed commitments toreduce the prices of tourism services and accommodations, and improve thequality of services.
In the first five months of 2020, Binh Dinh welcomed more than814,500 visitors, down 61 percent compared to the same period last year. Revenue from tourism activities was estimated at 985 billion VND (over 42.3million USD), a year-on-year decrease of 55.6 percent./.
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A beach in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh (Photo: VNA) 
