Quang Ngai provides safe destinations and focuses on exploiting domestic tourists

​Reported at the conference, currently, Quang Ngai province has not recorded any cases of Corona virus infection, however, the complicated evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic has also greatly affected tourism in Quang Ngai as well as other provinces. Facing with this issue, the province has proactively built safe tourism destinations in order to stimulate tourism demand, prospering the tourism sector again after the epidemic.

Speaking at the event, Mrs. Huynh Thi Phuong Hoa – Head of the Provincial Tourism Association - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that, most of the tourist facilities have raised the awareness of Covid-19 prevention and control with many measures to detoxify and sterilize businesses.

Also according to Mrs. Hoa, Ly Son destination plays an important role and contributes a major source of tourism revenue for Quang Ngai province.

“Determining the importance of Ly Son Island, Quang Ngai province do not allow international visitors go to the island; at the same time, put health checkpoint at Sa Ky port. Although there are no international visitors coming to Ly Son, the number of domestic tourists is very high with 600-800 tourists coming to Ly Son per day", according to Mrs. Hoa.

At the conference, representatives of the travel and tourism companies in Quang Ngai province also proposed solutions to stimulate tourism sector. Most tourism units actively reduce prices, increase domestic tourists and focus on developing Ly Son tourism.

 
Ly Son Island

Specifically, representative of Cocoland Quang Ngai said that Cocoland has proactively prevented the Covid-19 epidemic with measures such as building an isolation area with 8 rooms with separate kitchen and dining room. At the same time, in order to stimulate tourism, Cocoland also discounted 60% for retail customers since the beginning of the year.

Representatives of Daiviettour Tourism Company also said that the Company has to cancel all international visitors due to Covid-19 epidemic. In order to stimulate tourism, the Company offers a discount of 10% -15% for domestic tours and Ly Son tours.

Minh Thien