Mr. Le Thanh Son, Deputy Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Reporter:  Sir, what measures have been taken by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to prevent and control the Corona virus epidemic?

Mr. Le Thanh Son: Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Official Letter No. 57/SVHTTDL-QLDL on strengthening prevention and control of acute respiratory infections caused by new strains of Corona virus. In which, it is proposed that the People's Committees of the districts and cities stop all festivals, including the opening festival, cultural and sports activities with large crowds; suspend all activities at historical, cultural and scenic sites in order to avoid mass gatherings, promptly notify people and visitors of this action; coordinate with the Department of Health to organize isolation and management of visitors when detecting suspected cases of the disease...

Businesses and tourism businesses in the province need to strictly follow the regulations and recommendations of the Ministry of Health and functional agencies on measures to prevent and control the epidemic. Travel businesses cancel tours, travel programs; do not organize tourist groups to provinces and cities with epidemics or infected people; Do not welcome guests from epidemic areas to Tuyen Quang. Hotels and accommodation facilities need to have a plan for disease prevention and control, regularly monitor the health of their guests, closely coordinate with local medical facilities to prevent and control epidemics for tourists. calendar…

Reporter: Sir, will the implementation of such a series of measures reduce the number of visitors to Tuyen Quang?

Mr. Le Thanh Son: The reduction in the number of visitors and tourism revenue during the epidemic period is inevitable, but the implementation of the above measures is necessary to ensure the safety of people and visitors. . According to statistics, in January 2020, our province still attracted 60,900 visitors, achieving 3% of the year plan, up 3.4% over the same period in 2019; total revenue from tourists reached VND 50 billion, reaching 3% of the year plan, up 4.2% over the same period in 2019. However, it is predicted that in February 2020, the number of visitors and revenue will decrease significantly. due to the impact of the epidemic and the suspension of early spring festivals.

The number of visitors and rituals at Hang Pagoda (Tuyen Quang City) decreased sharply during the complicated development of the Corona virus epidemic.

Reporter:   Facing the complicated situation of the epidemic, causing the number of visitors and revenue from tourism to decrease, what measures does the Department have to compensate and complete the 2020 plan?

Mr. Le Thanh Son: In 2020, the province will welcome 2,045,900 visitors, revenue from tourism will reach 1,901 billion VND. However, before the impact of the epidemic, these goals will be more difficult to achieve, especially the target of tourists because the beginning of the year is the time when many tourists come to spiritual tourism, festivals, businesses. The revenue is not high but the number of visitors is crowded.

In order for Tuyen Quang tourism to regain its growth momentum after the epidemic is over, the Department has proposed solutions such as: Strengthening forms of tourism promotion and advertising after the epidemic ends, focusing on the tourist season. summer calendar and Thanh Tuyen Festival in 2020; urge businesses to quickly implement tourism projects, especially tourism in the Na Hang ecological lakebed area, buy more sightseeing boats, develop homestays, and souvenir products to impress visitors; continue to maintain the tourism portal to implement the project "Building a smart tourism system" in Tuyen Quang province in the period of 2019-2020, with a vision to 2025. This portal is very useful, introduced quite fully. about tourism in Tuyen Quang in general and tourism in Tuyen Quang city in particular for tourists to choose suitable destinations; strengthen linkages with tourism agencies and businesses in neighboring provinces to attract tourists.

Reporter:  Yes, thank you!

According to Tuyen Quang Online