Happy and worried when Phan Thiet is crowded with tourists

Not only on holidays or weekends, now the coastal tourist city of Phan Thiet is almost always crowded with visitors coming to visit, relax, have fun, shop...

It is easy to see that tourism activities here have been very vibrant in recent months, especially when the expressway section from Dau Giay to Phan Thiet and the Phan Thiet to Vinh Hao section were officially opened to traffic. The image of long lines of cars heading towards the "resort capital", most of the parking lots being full of passenger transport vehicles, groups of tourists flocking to Phan Thiet market... has become familiar to local people. However, besides that good news, there are still many concerns in the effort to maintain the image and brand of the destination when Phan Thiet city attracts a large number of tourists.

Many large-scale tourism investment projects are being implemented in Phan Thiet city (Illustration photo).

Statistics show that in the first half of 2023, Phan Thiet welcomed about 2.3 million visitors (up 28% over the same period last year), of which 85,000 were foreign visitors (4 times higher than the same period). After the expressways passing through Binh Thuan were put into use and connected seamlessly, it is estimated that in the third quarter of this year, the whole province will welcome an additional 2.4 million visitors (an average of 800,000 visitors/month) because it coincides with the peak summer tourism season, and many activities in response to the National Tourism Year 2023 are organized. In which, the "center" of attraction is still Phan Thiet due to a number of favorable factors: Travel time is shortened, the destination has strengths in high-class resorts and recreational sports on the sea, the weather is favorable for tourism activities, rich cuisine, etc.

Thanks to convenient transportation, the number of tourists coming to Phan Thiet city for relaxation and entertainment is increasing (Illustration photo).

Welcoming and serving the increasing number of visitors is also posing related issues for the coastal tourist city of Phan Thiet, specifically: Ensuring security and order, arranging enough parking lots, rescue at sea, environmental sanitation, food safety, price management and service quality... Because in fact, since the beginning of the year, although rescue work has always been focused on by the Management Board of tourist areas in Phan Thiet as well as regularly checking and reminding visitors to ensure safety when swimming in the sea, there have been some drowning incidents that killed 2 people. Or as the local authorities see it, the situation of soliciting, clinging to tourists, cheating, and commercial fraud still appears, causing negative impacts on the psychology of tourists.

Rich cuisine also contributes to attracting tourists to the coastal city of Phan Thiet (Illustration photo).

Phan Thiet City will focus on overcoming the above limitations and shortcomings in the coming time through promoting the implementation of state management in the tourism sector. Such as actively coordinating inspections and supervising the implementation of regulations on price posting and selling at listed prices, ensuring the quality of services and goods provided to tourists. Continuing to direct the People's Committees of wards and communes, the Management Boards of tourist areas to strengthen management, ensure security and order, environmental sanitation, and rescue at tourist attractions and coastal beaches (such as Doi Duong Sea Park, Doi Cat Bay, Hon Rom, Da Ong Dia ...). At the same time, there are strict measures to handle cases of littering that cause environmental sanitation and urban landscape loss for both residents and tourists. Regarding food hygiene and safety, although there were no cases of food poisoning in the first half of 2023, this is an issue that needs close attention. Especially in hot weather conditions, accommodation establishments or restaurants must be more careful when preparing "favorite" dishes, especially fresh fish salad, to serve a large number of diners at the same time...

To date, the total number of tourism projects approved by the Provincial People's Committee for investment in Phan Thiet City that are still in effect is 203 projects, with a total area of over 2,780 hectares and a registered capital of about 38,280 billion VND. Currently, there are 138 projects in operation, 38 projects with construction impacts and 27 projects that have not yet been implemented. According to the state management hierarchy of tourist accommodation establishments, the city has more than 260 establishments with nearly 6,540 rooms, including 117 motels (1,953 rooms), 13 houses with rooms for rent (118 rooms) and 9 unclassified establishments (135 rooms), of which there are 122 hotels (4,331 rooms)... In the coming time, Phan Thiet city will promote the development of a plan to inspect and control the quality of tourist accommodation establishments according to the management hierarchy, and at the same time coordinate to organize specialized professional training for tourism organizations and business units in the area.

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