Dak Lak province ready for 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival
Arrangements have been in place to ensure the success of the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival, scheduled to take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from March 10 to 14, the organising committee has said.
A check-in site on Phan Dinh Giot pedestrian street in Buon Ma Thuot city is opened to serve visitors to the coffee festival. (Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) – Arrangementshave been in place to ensure the success of the 8th Buon Ma Thuot CoffeeFestival, scheduled to take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lakfrom March 10 to 14, the organising committee has said.
With 18 official activities to beheld, the festival aims to popularise the brand and promote the development ofspecialty coffee in Vietnam while gradually turn Buon Ma Thuot city into a worldcoffee destination.
It is set to see the participation of37 international delegations, including the Embassies of the US, Australia,Mongolia, Morocco, Angola, and Saudi Arabia in Hanoi; the Consulates General ofIndia, Cambodia, Cuba, and Russia in Ho Chi Minh City; and the Consulate Generalof Laos in Da Nang city. Two arts troupes from Champasak province of Laos and Jeollabukprovince of the Republic of Korea will also perform at the festival.
The event is expected to attractabout 50,000 visitors, according to the organising committee.
Twelve travel companies have designed42 tours offering diverse experiences to visitors during the festival, the DakLak Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, adding that it has askedtourism service providers to make the best preparations to ensure absolutesafety for and leave good impression on visitors.
Streets in the centre of Buon Ma Thuot city have been decorated to mark the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival. (Photo: VNA)
Deputy director of the departmentNguyen Thuy Phuong Hieu noted local administrations have been requested tocoordinate with the departments of health, industry and trade, and market surveillanceto step up management and monitoring of prices, security and order, diseaseprevention, and food safety.
Three festival information centres willbe opened, and three hotlines will also put into service to receive feedbackfrom local residents and tourists.
Besides, the provincial People’s Committeehas also demanded public security and military units work with localauthorities to guarantee order and safety and stay ready to respond to anycircumstances, Hieu added.
Nguyen Tuan Ha, Standing ViceChairman of the Dak Lak People’s Committee and head of the organisingcommittee, said the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival is a national event, givingthe province a chance to develop the coffee industry, boost economic growth,and improve the life quality of local ethnic groups. Therefore, the provincialadministration has ordered relevant units to make the best preparations to winsatisfaction from locals and visitors./.
The 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee festival aims to promote the local coffee brand and gradually turns Buon Ma Thuot into one of the world’s leading coffee destinations, thereby contributing to raising the value and position of Vietnamese coffee in the world market, an official has said.
A total of 37 international delegations grouping 229 people have confirmed their attendance at the 8th Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival slated for March 10 – 14 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, said the provincial Department of Foreign Affairs.
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A check-in site on Phan Dinh Giot pedestrian street in Buon Ma Thuot city is opened to serve visitors to the coffee festival. (Photo: VNA) 
Streets in the centre of Buon Ma Thuot city have been decorated to mark the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival. (Photo: VNA) 
