Moc Chau earns more than 1,300 billion VND during plum blossom season

Sharing with Thanh Nien , Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, Vice Chairwoman of Moc Chau Town People's Committee, said that the local tourism industry had a bumper crop in the first two months of the year, when the number of visitors increased dramatically compared to the same period in previous years.

Tourists visit plum garden in Moc Chau town

PHOTO: GIANG HAI

According to statistics from Moc Chau Town authorities, from January 1 to February 28, there were more than 1 million visitors to Moc Chau for sightseeing and tourism. Estimated revenue from tourism activities reached over 1,300 billion VND.

"The number of visitors to Moc Chau has doubled, setting a record for tourism revenue in the first two months of the year," said Ms. Hoa.

The attractive point attracting visitors to Moc Chau this year is the plum blossom season , which is also the most beautiful plum blossom season in many years and right on the occasion of Tet holiday, so many people, companies, units... choose Moc Chau for spring travel.

Moc Chau town has about 300 hotels and motels. Since the Lunar New Year, many establishments have always been fully booked. On weekends, the number of visitors to Moc Chau has increased dramatically, forcing the locality to mobilize residents' houses for guests to stay.

Tourists coming to Moc Chau town have helped many businesses and gardeners increase their income. Plum gardens open to visitors, commonly charging 30,000 VND/person for check-in. Restaurants are always crowded, photographers, motorbike taxi drivers, taxi drivers... have more jobs and high income.

According to the People's Committee of Moc Chau Town, although the number of visitors to this locality has increased dramatically, there has been no situation of arbitrarily raising service prices or "ripping off" tourists.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/moc-chau-thu-hon-1300-ti-dong-trong-mua-hoa-man-185250218165405059.htm