Pounding Day cake is one of the New Year's rituals of ethnic minorities in the northwest region VNA/VNS Photo

 ĐIỆN BIÊN -  The Điện Biên provincial People's Committee on March 2 organised a meeting with representatives of  production and service businesses in the locality to discuss preparations for major events in the Visit Vietnam Year - Điện Biên 2024 and the 70th anniversary of the Điện Biên Phủ Victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024).

According to Vice Chairman of the committee Phạm Đức Toàn, there are over 130 restaurants capable of serving visitors with more than 6,700 tables; and 19 tourist attractions and entertainment spots capable of serving over 80,000 visitors simultaneously.

Điện Biên is home to 205 tourism accommodation facilities offering nearly 2,800 rooms or about 5,100 beds.

Accommodation facilities have been required to cooperate and prioritise delegates attending the events.

The committee will coordinate with the Ministry of Defence and Military Region 2 to organise a survey of locations and accommodations for those participating in parades at fireworks display areas, and parade streets to promptly deploy related activities.

For transportation services, approximately 100 fixed-route inter-provincial bus trips operate daily, transporting around 3,000 passengers departing from and arriving in the locality. The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines operates one flight daily, while VietJet Air runs three flights a week to serve the travel demand between Điện Biên and Hà Nội. Additionally, VietJet Air also operates three flights per week on the Điện Biên - HCM City route.

Delegates focused their discussion on solutions to improve the local tourism environment, primarily addressing issues related to tour programmes, passenger transportation, food safety and hygiene, and transparent pricing.

Chairman of the committee Lê Thành Đô said Điện Biên province will exploit and maximise its potentials, vigorously promoting the goal of developing tourism into a key economic sector of the locality, contributing to socio-economic development and improving the livelihoods of local residents.

It is working hard to build distinctive and impressive tourism products, thus creating momentum for breakthroughs in tourism development, he stressed.

In association with the 70th anniversary of the Điện Biên Phu victory, Visit Vietnam Year - Điện Biên 2024 is expected to bring endless experiences to tourists.

There will be 169 programmes and events throughout the year, comprising 13 national ones to be held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and other agencies, 28 by host Điện Biên province, and 128 by 33 other provinces and centrally-run cities.

The event is hoped to promote tourism values and potential of Điện Biên province, the northwestern region and Việt Nam at large. VNS