Unforgettable feelings

Surely many people in Tuyen Quang province as well as domestic and foreign tourists still remember the scene of hot air balloons with full of colors flying in the sky of Tuyen citadel, flying over the mountains and forests of Lam Binh district or in the middle of the tourist area. Tan Trao special national monument…

Ms. Do Thi Phuong from Kim Phu commune (Tuyen Quang city) recalls that as a child of Tuyen, she is proud of her hometown's innovation and development. Major events to promote tourism such as the recent International Hot Air Balloon Festival are like a "new wind" blowing in to create a highlight to attract tourists to Tuyen Quang. People can experience flying for the first time, seeing where they live from above is nothing more interesting.

For the highlanders, watching hot air balloons becomes even more special. Ms. Hoang Thi Thuoc, 86 years old Tay ethnic in Na Tong hamlet, Thuong Lam commune (Lam Binh) happily said, seeing her hometown open a hot air balloon festival, she was very happy. . Living at this age, she feels happy because her hometown has become a tourist land, her descendants develop homestay services that bring stable income, life is getting better and better.

An international hot air balloon flies between the mountains and forests of Lam Binh district.

The Hot Air Balloon Festival is one of a series of events to respond to Tuyen Quang Provincial Tourism Year 2022 such as: Kayak race 2022, experience Lam Binh ecological lake bed, organize fire dance ceremony of Pa Then ethnic group … has attracted a large number of domestic and international tourists to attend. All of them leave good impressions of the land of Tuyen Quang with many beautiful landscapes and landscapes, rich in cultural traditions, and hospitable people. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Son, a lawyer from Ho Chi Minh City, shared that he has traveled to many countries and flew hot air balloons in many places, but the feeling of flying between clouds and mountains, amidst the mountains and forests, is truly an impression. indelible image. After he posted photos of his participation in the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Tuyen Quang and an eco-lake experience tour on the internet… many friends asked and promised to come to Tuyen in the nearest day.

Top 3 most outstanding events

Recently, Buzzmetrics.com, a leading unit in the field of social media user analytics as well as media metrics, has announced the top 10 most prominent events on Social Media in March 2022. A special thing is that the 1st International Hot Air Balloon Festival in 2022 held in Tuyen Quang is ranked 3rd in the 10 most outstanding events, with nearly 16,000 articles and discussions. Journalist Nguyen Quang Phuc, Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper said that Buzzmetrics is the leading reputable and objective social network data analysis company in Vietnam. Thereby, it shows that the attraction from the hot air balloon event in Tuyen Quan is so great that it has received the attention of so many people.

Bamboo and rattan products of Mrs. Ma Thi Lien's family in Minh Quang commune (Chiem Hoa) sell more
after the International Balloon Festival.

Previously, the International Hot Air Balloon Festival held in Tuyen Quang took place from March 30 to April 3, 2022 at many famous landmarks of Tuyen Quang province such as Nguyen Tat Thanh Square (Tuyen Quang City), Quang Ninh District Special National Tourism Tan Trao, Na Hang - Lam Binh Nature Reserve. Festival with the participation of more than 20 hot air balloons from many countries around the world such as Vietnam, UK, USA, Japan, Korea, Spain, Netherlands...

Mr. Andre, a German pilot participating in the International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Tuyen Quang, said he was very surprised and amazed by the beautiful scenery in Tuyen Quang. The feeling of flying over the mountains, flying over the forests is interesting. Participating in the festival, he also felt the sincerity and hospitality of Tuyen Quang province.

When the International Hot Air Balloon Festival takes place in the province, each tourist or Tuyen Quang resident when participating in the festival also has photos shared on social networks that have created a spreading effect of images. Beautiful photos of hot air balloons as well as the scenery in Tuyen Quang make the festival even more prominent. But besides that, there are also websites and personal accounts that give inaccurate information that "the hot air balloon has crashed". This information was immediately refuted, many experts with experience in hot air balloons said that, when participating in the International Balloon Festival, the pilots were all licensed. certificated by the Civil Aviation Administration of different countries, has many years of flying experience and participates in many festivals around the world. Therefore, the pilots can judge the flight speed, choose a safe landing place, the story of the hot air balloon landing near people's houses, in the fields ... is normal, many tourists enjoy considering it as an interesting experience. taste.

Agricultural products of people in Lam Binh district are sold to tourists.

Ms. Vo Thi Ngoc Ha, Director of Ballooning Media Co., Ltd., a unit of Tuyen Quang province organizing the festival, said that the International Balloon Festival held in Tuyen Quang brings together experienced pilots. from many countries, so the flights are safe to bring interesting experiences for tourists. The Hot Air Balloon Festival held in Tuyen Quang is a very special festival, the hot air balloon flying in the beautiful scenery has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit. After this outstanding event, her company as well as Tuyen Quang tourism is more and more known to more and more people…

With the theme "Tourism in Tuyen Quang - Safe, attractive, full experience", Tuyen Quang Tourism Year 2022 has been implemented with great success, the number of tourists coming to Tuyen Quang in the past time. increasing. Those are also good signs for Tuyen Quang to continue making efforts to promote tourism development solutions, striving to fulfill the goal of turning Tuyen Quang tourism into an important economic sector in the spirit of the Congress Resolution. the 17th Provincial Party Committee delegate, which attracted 2.2 million tourists to Tuyen Quang this year.

A large number of tourists visit and experience on the bed of Lam Binh ecological lake during the holidays of April 30 and May 1.

People benefit

When the province organizes a series of events in response to the Tuyen Quang Provincial Tourism Year in 2022, especially the Hot Air Balloon Festival, it has created highlights that attract more and more tourists to Tuyen Quang.

From the beginning of April 2022 until now, homestays in the highland district of Lam Binh are almost full, people's income has increased 4.5 times compared to before. Hoang Van Minh, owner of Tai Ngao Homestay in Na Tong village, Thuong Lam commune (Lam Binh), said that since the Balloon Festival, the number of tourists has increased dramatically. His family's homestay has been full from the beginning of April until now, and now guests have booked rooms until the middle of May, 2022.

When our province organizes events to promote tourism activities, typically the International Hot Air Balloon Festival, not only Homestays in Lam Binh are always full, but also agricultural products and services of the people. The province is also known by many tourists, the higher consumption has brought significant income to the people.

Ma Thi Lien from Kim Ngoc village, Minh Quang commune (Chiem Hoa) excitedly said that her family has a traditional bamboo and rattan making profession. After introducing hand-woven bamboo and rattan products such as baskets, fishing baskets, warmers, etc., at the opening event of the Tuyen Quang Tourism Year 2022, her family received many orders to go places. . This has helped bring in a significant source of income when the products sold are priced from 100 to less than 500 thousand VND.

A large number of tourists visit and experience tourism at Tan Trao Special National Monument during the holidays of April 30 and May 1.

It can be said that the effects from tourism promotion activities of the province, especially from the 1st International Hot Air Balloon Festival held in Tuyen Quang have brought positive signals for tourism in Tuyen, The number of visitors to Tuyen Quang during the holiday season 30-4, May increased dramatically. According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first four months of 2022, the province attracted more than 723,000 tourists, earning more than VND722 billion in revenue from tourists.

Comrade Au Thi Mai, Provincial Party Member and Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that from the beginning of the year until now, especially after the province organized a series of events in response to the National Tourism Year 2022. , including the 1st International Balloon Festival, the number of tourists has increased significantly. The province's tourist attractions such as Tan Trao special national relic site, Na Hang - Lam Binh nature reserve... are attracting more and more tourists to visit. In the coming time, the province's Culture - Sports and Tourism sector will continue to strengthen coordination with departments, branches, units, districts and cities... to promote solutions to promote tourism in the area, to successfully complete the set goals, strive to turn tourism into an important economic sector of the province.

According to Tuyen Quang Online Newspaper