The Trang An Landscape Complex was recognised by UNESCO as the world’s mixed cultural and natural heritage, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. (Photo: VNA)Ninh Binh (VNA) – The northern province of NinhBinh has employed an array of synchronous measures in an effort to improve thequality of tourism services, especially at the Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourism sitein Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu district.
The provincial Tourism Department has closely coordinatedwith relevant departments and agencies, the People’s Committees of Hoa Ludistrict and Ninh Hai commune, and the management board of the Tam Coc - BichDong tourism site to encourage organisations and individuals to observeregulations in the sector.
Besides, communication work has been stepped up to raisepublic awareness of preserving and promoting values of the Trang An LandscapeComplex, a UNESCO-recognised Cultural and Natural Heritage Site.
Regulations of the Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourism site havealso been popularised among tourism service providers and visitors.
The management board of the Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourism sitehas promptly planted boards of regulations in both English and Vietnamese atthe Dong Gung parking area, the DinhCac Wharfand the Hang Ba (Ba Cave) area.
Apart from increasing security guards and inspectors oftourism activities from the DinhCac Wharfto the Hang Ba area, the board has set up a hotline to receive and handlefeedback of tourists.
The provincial Tourism Department has assigned the touristsupport centre to team up with relevant units to assist vacationers, especiallyduring holidays and weekends.
In the first nine months of this year, the centre hasprovided help for 76,559 visitors, including 25,305 in the Tam Coc - Bich Dongtourism site.
According to the department, between January and September,Ninh Binh welcomed more than 6.3 million tourists, completing 88.5 percent ofthe yearly target and up 4.9 percent year-on-year. During the period, theprovince earned some 2.4 trillion VND (103.2 million USD) from the sector,representing a year-on-year rise of 18.9 percent.
Ninh Binh servedmore than 7 million visitors and pocketed over 2.5 trillion VND (107 millionUSD) from this industry in 2017, respectively rising by 9.5 percent and 43percent year-on-year.
The locality isstriving to become one of the tourism hubs of Vietnam by 2020 and to turn tourisminto a spearhead industry of the local economy by 2030.
It looks to attract 1 million foreign arrivalsand 7 million domestic visitors by 2020, 1.5 million and 9 million by 2025, and2.1 million and 11.2 million by 2030. Meanwhile, tourism revenue is expected atover 4.2 trillion VND (179.7 million USD), 11.8 trillion VND (504.8 millionUSD), and 27 trillion VND (1.15 billion USD), respectively.
The Trang AnLandscape Complex was recognised by UNESCO as the world’s mixed cultural and naturalheritage, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.
In UNESCO's words, "Trang An is aresplendent complex of limestone karst peaks which are permeated with valleys,including submerged ones, and surrounded by steep, almost verticalcliffs," nestling on the southern shore of the Red River Delta.
Archaeological traces of human activity datingback thousands of years have been found within the complex.
The 12,250-hectare complex boasts severalnationally recognised sites like the Trang An ecotourism site and Hoa Lu, Vietnam'scapital in the 10th and 11th centuries. The area also has many temples,pagodas, paddy fields, villages and other sacred sites.
It is home to about 500 flora species, 73species of birds and 41 species of other animals and has a diverse ecosystem.
Together with other famous sites in the provincesuch as Tam Coc Grottos and Van Long Lagoon, the Trang An Landscape Complex wasalso used as a location for the movie Kong: SkullIsland, one of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of 2017.
The locations opened to tourists last April.
Ninh Binh province has been listed as one of the50 best spots to visit in 2018 by US travel site Insider. -VNA
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