Quang Binh sees accommodation overload during tourist season
Quang Binh province, which is famous for its cave systems, incredible mountain scenery and sprawling beaches, has attracted a huge number of both domestic and foreign visitors. However, Quang Binh’s accommodation capacity cannot keep up with high demand from tourists, putting stress on the province’s tourism sector.
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“I surfed the Internet to make an online booking but no rooms were available,” said Hoang Huy Giap, a visitor from Hanoi. “I had to ask my friend to go around to local hotels and luckily I was able to find one.”
June and July are peak tourist season months in the central coastal province of Quang Binh. In the months to June, the locality welcomed 1.8 million arrivals with 85,000 foreign visitors, representing year-on-year rises of over 16% and nearly 23%, respectively.
Despite the massive influx of visitors, there are only 300 accomodation facilities in the area, with a limited number of two- to five-star hotels which are in great demand.
According to Nguyen Van Ky, chairman of the Quang Binh Tourism Association, tourism in Quang Binh province is not busy year round, so building new hotels seems unreasonable but the sector has urged diversified services to meet visitors’ demand.
Quang Binh hopes to solve this complex problem of overloading in accommodation service.
