During the 4-day holiday period between 28 April and 1 May for the National Reunification Day (30 April) and International Labour Day (1 May), there was a massive influx of holidaymakers from both home and abroad into Da Nang. This happy sign has been mainly attributed to practical good deeds made by hospitable and helpful residents, and by effective measures taken by the local authorities as well, in a bid to make the city more attractive to visitors.

Da Nang has affirmed its firm stature as one of Viet Nam’s top tourist magnets.

Straight after the firework display on the opening night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIF) 2018 on 30 April, a group of local university and college students together cleared piles of garbage wildly left behind by spectators at some viewing locations.

Bui Cong An, one of the volunteers, said he and his teammates actively engaged in collecting garbage after each fireworks festival.

“Public locations filled with rubbish after the firework displays would blight the city’s image. We want to do something to make the city cleaner, especially during the holiday period”, said An. 

These youths meticulously picked up every piece of litter, and put it into large sacks which are collected later by garbage trucks. They don’t mind the hard, dirty toil at all.

Photos capturing the volunteer’ good deeds went viral on social network in recent days, receiving numerous comments full of compliments from followers. 

Once again, such an impressive image makes Da Nang more inviting to domestic and international friends.

“What wonderful city-dwellers”, said a quoted comment.

Images showing local students picking up litter after the opening night of DIFF 2018

During the recent holiday break, like downtown streets, local tourist-packed beaches were kept clear.

Encouragingly, many beach service providers became actively engaged in environmental protection activities.

With their polite behaviour, these traders appealed for visitors to beaches to throw rubbish at designated places.

In particular, no cases of the overcharging and the harassment of tourists, along with no traders who insist on begging passers-by to buy their goods, were reported across the city during the festival period.

Dona Phan, an overseas Vietnamese woman living in the US experienced very relaxing and joyful moments during her stay in this beautiful tourist-packed city.

She was very impressed with the allure of such popular attractions as the Hai Van Pass, the Son Tra Peninsula, the My Khe Beach, the Sun World Ba Na Hills, and the Marble Mountains Area Site, and above all else, friendly and hospitable residents are willing to help others, even strangers, who are in need.

This visitor also underlined a must-do for the city to make itself more beautiful in the eyes of foreign tourists, thereby inspiring them to extend their stay periods here, return later, and recommend this attractive destination to others.

Another visitor gave high praise to Da Nang for reasonable service prices here.  In spite of the high demand during the holiday period, the service prices were kept unchanged.

Also, room rates, food and entrance fees to some tourist attractions in the city are considerably cheaper than in other local localities nationwide.

The images of clean, spacious streets and vehicles parked orderly also impress many visitors, especially those who come from other big cities notorious for noise pollution and choking traffic gridlock.

Notably, several days ago, a male Grab driver returned an Iphone 8 which had been left behind by its owner who is a South Korean tourist.

Over recent years, many taxi drivers have done the same good deeds as the above man. Each of taxi drivers is considered to be a tourism ambassador for Da Nang in advertising the beautiful images of their companies, and the city’s tourism sector as a whole, to international friends.