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Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum seen from above |
Since the beginning of this year, visitors have flocked to historical relic sites in Dien Bien Phu Battlefield Relics Complex, such as Hill A1, Hill D, Doc Lap Hill, Hong Cum, Him Lam, Muong Thanh bridge, the command bunker of French General De Castries, Victory Monument, and headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in Muong Phang district, among others. Together with serving visitors, the Dien Bien provincial Relics Management Board has pro-actively developed detailed plans and coordinated with authorities to popularize the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year - Dien Bien and the Hoa Ban Festival 2024
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A Thai woman preparing traditional dish |
The Northern province now has 130 restaurants and 19 tourist attractions and entertainment sites that can serve over 80,000 visitors at the same time. Regarding accommodation facilities, the whole province has 205 tourist accommodation establishments with nearly 2,800 rooms and about 5,100 beds. Dien Bien Phu city and surrounding localities alone have 121 accommodation establishments.
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Che Can village, Muong Phang district seen from above |
The province has over the past time fostered dissemination and mobilized households in Dien Bien Phu city and Dien Bien district for their support in accommodation for tourists during the peak time from early March to late May. In addition, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien province has requested and guided tourism businesses to upgrade facilities to ensure the best service for visitors and provide price lists publicly.
At the request of leaders of Dien Bien province, accommodation establishments, restaurants, travel and tourism service units, businesses, cooperatives, and households providing commercial services and OCOP products have focused on food hygiene and safety.
According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Thanh Chuyen, functional agencies of the department will enhance inspection before, during, and after the festival to prevent illegal acts. She added that the province is exerting utmost efforts to complete all preparations for the event and fostering information dissemination to ensure the success of the opening ceremony.
As reported, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved the province’s request of displaying fireworks at the opening of the festival.
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The beauty of Thai girls in Dien Bien |
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Pa Khoang, a tourist attraction in Dien Bien |
The National Tourism Year - Dien Bien and the Hoa Ban Festival 2024 will be held throughout 2024 with a series of activities. The festival is an opportunity for Dien Bien province to attract domestic and international tourists to Dien Bien in particular and Vietnam in general and promote connection among localities for tourism development.
Translated by Chung Anh