A street in Thua Thien-Hue province (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNS/VNA) – The central city ofHue is making its first attempt to tidy the look of urban places busy withtourists in an attempt to reduce complaints about the messy environment.
On March 11, the local People’s Committee made sudden visits to several popularplaces around the city, including facilities along waterways and roads, toconduct checks on the safety and hygiene of the services they provide.
The team, comprised of the committee’s deputy chairman and administrationalstaff from the local Department of Tourism, visited boats at Toa Kham – apopular river boat station – to check on the availability of life jackets, wastedumping practices and service prices.
Boat trips on the famed Huong (Perfume) River in the city are popular amongvisitors during daylight hours thanks to the beauty of the river and the livelydaily scenes along its banks.
Boat trips that include ca Hue singing, a traditional musical style ofHue, lure hundreds of visitors every night.
Local authorities, however, have for decades failed to control the safety andhygiene of these boats.
Visits have also complained of the overwhelming number of stands, tables andchairs present on the pavement of several busy streets, forcing them to walk inthe road and putting them at risk of being hit by passing traffic.
Complaints also came from those who were stopped or harassed by street vendors,rickshaw drivers and shopkeepers.
During the visits, the committee’s Vice Chairman Nguyen Dung asked theDepartment of Tourism and authorities in related wards to exercise tightercontrol over tourist hotspots and services to ensure visitors to the city enjoya pleasant experience.
Travel agents in the city applauded the move. A travel agency director who didnot want to be named said this should be the first move of a campaign to‘clean’ the tourism environment of Hue, one of the country’s most populardestinations. He suggested regular checks on tourism services to improve thepublic profile of the local tourism sector.-VNS/VNA
On March 11, the local People’s Committee made sudden visits to several popularplaces around the city, including facilities along waterways and roads, toconduct checks on the safety and hygiene of the services they provide.
The team, comprised of the committee’s deputy chairman and administrationalstaff from the local Department of Tourism, visited boats at Toa Kham – apopular river boat station – to check on the availability of life jackets, wastedumping practices and service prices.
Boat trips on the famed Huong (Perfume) River in the city are popular amongvisitors during daylight hours thanks to the beauty of the river and the livelydaily scenes along its banks.
Boat trips that include ca Hue singing, a traditional musical style ofHue, lure hundreds of visitors every night.
Local authorities, however, have for decades failed to control the safety andhygiene of these boats.
Visits have also complained of the overwhelming number of stands, tables andchairs present on the pavement of several busy streets, forcing them to walk inthe road and putting them at risk of being hit by passing traffic.
Complaints also came from those who were stopped or harassed by street vendors,rickshaw drivers and shopkeepers.
During the visits, the committee’s Vice Chairman Nguyen Dung asked theDepartment of Tourism and authorities in related wards to exercise tightercontrol over tourist hotspots and services to ensure visitors to the city enjoya pleasant experience.
Travel agents in the city applauded the move. A travel agency director who didnot want to be named said this should be the first move of a campaign to‘clean’ the tourism environment of Hue, one of the country’s most populardestinations. He suggested regular checks on tourism services to improve thepublic profile of the local tourism sector.-VNS/VNA
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