On the afternoon of July 12, Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee and Lao Cai Department of Tourism coordinated with Vietnam Tourism Association to organize a meeting with tourism businesses on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of Vietnam Tourism Day.
In 2024, Lao Cai tourism continues to be rated by tourists as an attractive tourist destination. Sa Pa town is among the world's most popular destinations in 2024 voted by the world's leading online travel platform Tripadvisor.
In the first 7 months of this year, the number of tourists coming to Lao Cai reached 4,586,912, an increase of 9% over the same period in 2023, reaching 53.96% of the 2024 plan. Total revenue from tourists reached 15,005 billion VND, an increase of 12% over the same period in 2023...
Representatives of tourism businesses in Lao Cai assessed that in 2024, Lao Cai tourism will continue to receive deep and specific attention and direction from the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, and the drastic participation of Party committees at all levels, departments, and local authorities in Lao Cai province. From there, promoting the dynamism, creativity and driving role of the business community in accelerating the recovery and development of the tourism industry...
With rich and diverse tourism potential and local efforts, Lao Cai has recently been chosen as a destination by many domestic and foreign tourists and tourism has gradually affirmed its position in the socio-economic development of the locality as well as in the development of regional and national tourism.
However, in some places, the leadership and direction of some local Party committees and authorities towards tourism development activities are still limited. The implementation of Resolutions, Projects, and Directives on management and improvement of tourism quality in the tourism sector has not been highly effective... Awareness of conservation, exploitation and promotion of tourism resources, responsibility for management and support for tourism development of some localities is still weak.
Infrastructure and technical facilities are still difficult, many roads are degraded, some upgraded roads are slow to be completed, many roads to access tourist destinations (especially mountain peaks and waterfalls) have not been invested in.
The system of signs, tourist signs, tourist maps, sightseeing stops, and parking lots serving tourists in key tourist areas (Sa Pa, Lao Cai city, Bat Xat, Bac Ha, Bao Yen) is still lacking.
Most of the accommodation facilities meet the minimum standards for serving tourists, there is a lack of high quality accommodation facilities…
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Conference meeting with tourism businesses in Lao Cai on the afternoon of July 12. |
To continue implementing assigned tasks in 2024, Lao Cai provincial leaders and the tourism industry have identified the following main groups of solutions: Continue to advise the Provincial People's Committee and recommend the Government and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to eliminate inappropriate regulations in the tourism sector.
Effectively implement the provisions of the Law on Tourism. Promote the application of ASEAN criteria at accommodation establishments in the province as a breakthrough in improving the quality of tourism products in Lao Cai province in a sustainable and environmentally friendly direction.
Maintain information channels so that tourists can reflect on service quality and tourism product quality when visiting the province.
Improve the capacity of tourism businesses and households in managing, exploiting and managing the quality of tourism products and related tourism services, focusing on specific tourism products at destinations, especially in key tourist areas of the province.
Strengthening links with localities, cooperating on the economic corridor of Yunnan-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh to exploit tourist markets and tourism investment opportunities for Lao Cai province. These are also potential investors to be able to develop tourism products along the national key tourism route.
Promote international cooperation in potential tourism markets; organize promotional activities in international markets. Encourage tourism businesses in Lao Cai province to cooperate with tourism training institutions and enhance training activities to improve the quality of tourism human resources of the businesses themselves.
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