Recently, the number of domestic and foreign tourists coming to Hanoi in general and Ba Vi district in particular has been increasing. Tourism services are increasingly developing to meet the needs of tourists, in which the form of accommodation service business with the homestay type is flourishing and gradually becoming an indispensable part for tourists who love to experience.
In Ba Vi district alone, there are about 150 homestays and motels concentrated in the communes of Van Hoa, Yen Bai, Minh Quang, Tan Linh... Besides the advantages that homestays bring, the security and order issues related to homestays in the area are making people very worried. Accordingly, simply a house with a room of only about 20m2 can accommodate 15-20 people because most tourists only need a place to rest at night.
Meanwhile, the unplanned mushrooming of homestays has led to a situation where in some places “supply” exceeds “demand”…., so many homestays are in a slump.
Therefore, in order to recover capital, some establishments with the mentality of "grabbing and haggling" have "devalued" to attract customers. Some establishments do not meet standards in fire prevention and fighting, environmental protection, food hygiene and safety; tourism staff have not been trained in knowledge, experience, skills, and foreign languages to promote tourism products, or promote inappropriately with local culture, which has greatly affected local cultural values, negatively impacted the natural environment... From there, many problems related to the health, life, and property of tourists arise.
Along with that is the situation of young people gathering in groups to illegally use drugs. Accordingly, in addition to bars and karaoke bars, recently, this group has tended to secretly gather at hotels, motels, homestays, etc. to satisfy their passion for drugs, "flying and shaking, getting high" together.
In the early morning of June 29, Ba Vi District Police inspected a homestay in Muoi Hamlet, Yen Bai Commune, and discovered 18 young men and women who were "high" on drugs. Through investigation, Ba Vi District Police identified the owner of the birthday party as Ly Thi Bich Ngoc (born in 2004, living in Na Cooc Hamlet, Tri Phu Commune, Chiem Hoa District, Tuyen Quang Province), a karaoke bar employee of Phung The Sang (born in 1996) and Do Thi Nhu My (born in 1999, both living in Trung Ha Hamlet, Thai Hoa Commune, Ba Vi District). On June 28, Ngoc's birthday, with the consent of Sang and My, the group ordered 10 million VND worth of "ke" and "candy" drugs to bring to the homestay to organize illegal use.
The police also clarified that this homestay is managed by Nguyen Van Thanh (born in 1998, living in Muoi village, Yen Bai commune). During the business operation, Thanh hired his younger brother Nguyen Van That (born in 2000) and Bach Thanh Chung (born in 2002, living in the same village) to take care of it. These subjects often let guests rent the homestay to use drugs for 300,000 - 500,000 VND. To ensure the safety of guests, Chung and That are on guard through the security camera system, and when they see strangers entering, they will notify the whole group.
To overcome potential security and order risks arising from homestay tourism, while promoting the development of the local economy and tourism, in the coming time, Ba Vi District Police will coordinate with relevant agencies to regularly inspect the business activities of establishments, inspect business management, temporary residence declaration, fire prevention and fighting, environmental sanitation, carefully evaluate documents upon receipt, and not issue certificates to establishments that have not yet met the required standards; regularly disseminate information about methods and tricks of drug crimes to establishment owners and employees and have them write commitments on ensuring security and order.
At the same time, business owners and residents need to be vigilant and coordinate with the police when detecting signs of complex security and order issues. Improve the level and quality of service of their establishments in a "professional, long-term" direction to build the image of Ba Vi - an attractive, friendly, hospitable, quality destination, contributing to raising the level and promoting the image of local tourism to domestic and international friends.
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