During his recent interview with reporter Son Trung from the Da Nang Newspaper, the director of the municipal Department of Tourism, Mr Ngo Quang Vinh, affirmed that Da Nang is striving to become an even safer and friendlier holiday heaven for visitors from both home and abroad.

Director Vinh said “Being one of only 11 localities nationwide with their own tourism departments shows the special attention being paid by the Vietnamese government to promoting the development of our local tourism sector.  It provides a good opportunity to develop the city’s tourism sector as one of the city's spearhead economic sectors, and to make Da Nang an international-level tourism hub.  It will also help the city to enhance its efficiency in managing and developing the local tourism sector”.

Foreign visitors enjoying a city tour by cyclo (Source: agendatourvietnam.com)

He added that in order to attract more visitors to the city and encourage them to stay longer in the city, the focus will be on developing more special and competitive tourism products, and promoting bilateral tourism cooperation with Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue and other south-central localities.

Importance will be attached to developing MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing and Exhibitions) tourism and international-standard entertainment activities, including surfing, diving, and sightseeing boat tours.  Heed will be paid to organising prize winning games for foreign visitors, as well as establishing night-time entertainment and drinking and eating areas for tourists.

Emphasis will be on furthering the development of the exisiting eco-tourism areas on the western side of the city, including the Hoa Phu Thanh entertainment area, the Nui Than Tai Hot Spring Park, and the Ba Na Hills Resort.  Greater efforts will be made to appeal for domestic and foreign investments into building a botanical park and implementing tourism projects at the Hai Van Pass and Van Village.

In an effort to ensure a friendly and safe tourism environment, the local Department of Tourism will cooperate with local relevant agencies to effectively resolve the harassment of tourists, ensure that there are no itinerant beggars on local streets, ensure the sale of products at displayed prices, and increase their checks and monitoring over food safety and hygiene in local restaurants.