Dong Nai's strengths in attracting tourists

Located in the key economic region of the southern provinces, in addition to its industrial advantages, Dong Nai also has strengths to develop tourism, especially eco-tourism and cultural tourism associated with the conservation and promotion of heritage values. Therefore, in recent years, Dong Nai has gradually promoted its potential and advantages to develop tourism.

Cat Tien National Park has recently been officially recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as the 72nd protected area in the world to achieve the Green List title.

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Son Tien tourist area has been recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization with 11 records; the golf course system, especially Long Thanh golf course, is one of the most beautiful golf courses in Vietnam; Bo Cap Vang tourist area has just been voted as one of the 10 most favorite eco-tourism destinations by the Intellectual Property and Creation magazine in collaboration with the Association of Science and Businessmen.

Besides, agricultural tourism and discovery tourism are strengths and products to attract many tourists to visit and travel in Dong Nai.

Many solutions to enhance tourism promotion and development

Many solutions to enhance communication, introduce the image, potential and beauty of Dong Nai tourism have been implemented. Thereby, helping Dong Nai tourism have many breakthroughs, contributing to the goal of making tourism an important economic sector of the locality.

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In the program of activities to promote and advertise Dong Nai tourism in 2024, the tourism industry has also proposed appropriate and innovative directions of activities to achieve effectiveness in promoting and advertising tourism in the province.

Activities to promote Dong Nai tourism potential and strengths through mass media have been promoted; a set of publications introducing tourism potential, investment projects, and tourism information has been produced; Dong Nai tourism image has been promoted on the North-South railway line; Tan Son Nhat International Airport; and tourism promotion has been promoted domestically and internationally.

Promotional activities in recent times have not only contributed to the growth of tourist arrivals to Dong Nai, but also attracted investment resources for tourism development. At the same time, improving the quality, efficiency and professionalism of tourism promotion activities has also contributed to building and developing the Dong Nai tourism brand.

From there, create consensus and high unanimity in the awareness and actions of all levels, sectors, localities, units and people, determined to build Dong Nai tourism into an important economic sector and develop sustainably. At the same time, bring high efficiency, increase investment in tourism; develop high-quality products and increase competitiveness for service products.

In the first 9 months of 2024, Dong Nai tourism welcomed 2,723,000 visitors (of which domestic visitors: 2,642,716, international visitors: 80,284), an increase of 21% and tourism service revenue reached 1,827 billion VND, an increase of 34.2% over the same period in 2023.

The province attracted nearly 1,000 billion VND of capital from enterprises to invest in developing new tourism products. In particular, Son Tien tourist area put into operation the Son Tien Amazing World theme park with many high-quality entertainment activities; 2 new hotels put into operation; Bo Cap Vang tourist area put into operation the Waterfall bathing area; Dong Nai Nature - Culture Reserve organized the opening of an accommodation area at Ba Hao Lake... to increase tourist attraction.

Ecotourism investment activities are of interest to investors. After the Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee approved the Ecotourism and Recreation Project at the Tan Phu Protective Forest Management Board and Dong Nai Nature and Culture Reserve, many investors showed interest and sent in documents to register for investment.

In the coming time, Dong Nai strives to create conditions to develop tourism into one of the three important economic pillars of the province: industry - agriculture - tourism.

For Dong Nai tourism to flourish, it is necessary to ensure stable transport infrastructure, electricity, smooth communication, beautiful landscapes and environment, and clean stops. To develop tourism projects, there must be planning.

Therefore, tourism planning will be integrated with the province's general planning to develop tourism projects with diverse products, aiming to retain and increase tourist spending.

Dinh Son