Making news Da Lat: Farm tours attractive to visitors 14/05/2019 The resort city of Da Lat in the central highlands of Lam welcomed 2.4 million tourists in the first four months of this year, up 10 percent year on year, thanks to the introduction of a diverse range of tourism products like farm tours. Apart from improving the quality of traditional tourist sites, the provincial tourism sector has put a major focus on developing and improving the quality of existing farm tours in order to provide tourists with a more varied and interesting experience. Visitors can now pick red ripe strawberries, take beautiful photos amid the orchards, become involved in farming activities, and gain an insight into both organic farming and hydroponic vegetable growing models that can deliver a high quality and safe product to consumers. Da Lat has over 30 standard tourist sites operating under the current model to serve tourists, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Deputy Director of the Lam Dong provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). The locality has brought farming models into operation in order to turn the tourism sector into the province’s spearhead industry in the future, she added. Ngoc emphasised that local authorities have strengthened promotional activities along with organisations and individuals to improve the service quality of these models. VNA/VNP
Making news Da Lat: Farm tours attractive to visitors 14/05/2019 The resort city of Da Lat in the central highlands of Lam welcomed 2.4 million tourists in the first four months of this year, up 10 percent year on year, thanks to the introduction of a diverse range of tourism products like farm tours. Apart from improving the quality of traditional tourist sites, the provincial tourism sector has put a major focus on developing and improving the quality of existing farm tours in order to provide tourists with a more varied and interesting experience. Visitors can now pick red ripe strawberries, take beautiful photos amid the orchards, become involved in farming activities, and gain an insight into both organic farming and hydroponic vegetable growing models that can deliver a high quality and safe product to consumers. Da Lat has over 30 standard tourist sites operating under the current model to serve tourists, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Deputy Director of the Lam Dong provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). The locality has brought farming models into operation in order to turn the tourism sector into the province’s spearhead industry in the future, she added. Ngoc emphasised that local authorities have strengthened promotional activities along with organisations and individuals to improve the service quality of these models. VNA/VNP
The resort city of Da Lat in the central highlands of Lam welcomed 2.4 million tourists in the first four months of this year, up 10 percent year on year, thanks to the introduction of a diverse range of tourism products like farm tours. Apart from improving the quality of traditional tourist sites, the provincial tourism sector has put a major focus on developing and improving the quality of existing farm tours in order to provide tourists with a more varied and interesting experience. Visitors can now pick red ripe strawberries, take beautiful photos amid the orchards, become involved in farming activities, and gain an insight into both organic farming and hydroponic vegetable growing models that can deliver a high quality and safe product to consumers. Da Lat has over 30 standard tourist sites operating under the current model to serve tourists, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Deputy Director of the Lam Dong provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). The locality has brought farming models into operation in order to turn the tourism sector into the province’s spearhead industry in the future, she added. Ngoc emphasised that local authorities have strengthened promotional activities along with organisations and individuals to improve the service quality of these models. VNA/VNP