Home / Tourism Industry

Current Status of Tourism Industry in Dong Nai Province:


Stone carving (Buu Long ward, Bien Hoa); Making rice paper (Thanh Phu commune, Vinh Cuu district); Growing rambutan and durian (Long Khanh).

With their own unique characteristics, craft villages have the advantage of developing eco-tourism combined with learning about traditional crafts.

2.2. Current status of tourism industry in Dong Nai province:

In the current unstable world context, Vietnam has emerged as a safe destination for international tourists. Ecotourism, resort tourism, cultural and historical tourism are particularly popular with international tourists. Dong Nai is a locality with strengths in this type of tourism, so it is necessary to focus on investing in proper exploitation so that the provincial tourism industry can develop commensurate with its rich resources.

2.2.1. Tourism infrastructure:

Traffic: There has been rapid progress in investing in upgrading the traffic system, especially road traffic. Along with the national highway system with a total length of 244.5 km, it has been upgraded and expanded to the standards of grade I, II plain roads (QL1, QL51), grade III plain roads such as QL20 (section through the province 75 km), QL56. Particularly, QL1A in Dong Nai province has completed upgrading the entire 102 km, the road surface from 12.5 - 24m and put into effective operation. National Highway 51 has completed the entire 45 km in the province and the one-way bypass section through Long Thanh town, meeting the standards of grade 1 plain roads. The road system in the province has a length of 3,339 km, of which nearly 700 km is asphalt. In addition, the province has concreted 38 bridges, meeting the target of all bridges on the roads managed by the province, ensuring the bridge load is 18 tons or more.

According to the planning in the near future, the expressway system (section 1, section 2) to Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City, the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau railway system, National Highway 1 avoiding Bien Hoa (Ho Nai 3 - gate 11 Long Binh),


Upgrading provincial road 769 into a national highway connecting National Highway 20, National Highway 1 with National Highway 51... will create a complete traffic network, serving the socio-economic development needs of the locality and region.

In order to further connect Dong Nai with other regions, the province focuses on developing direct roads connecting Ho Chi Minh City through District 9 with Nhon Trach new urban area and connecting with National Highway 51, National Highway 20... This road traffic system will contribute to enhancing the position of Long Thanh international airport, further strengthening the connection of the key economic region in the South.

The number of road vehicles in the province is about 19,909, with a total load of 59,617 tons and 69,440 seats. The average annual increase in vehicles is 12%/year.

The seaport and river port system has been planned and built relatively quickly, including Long Binh Tan port system, Go Dau A and B ports, capable of receiving ships with a capacity of up to 15,000 tons. The number of watercraft transporting goods and passengers is about 542.

The 87 km long national railway running through the province with 8 stations has also been maintained and repaired to ensure normal traffic.

Electricity and water supply: the province has invested in building a number of new specialized transformer stations, building 787 km of new 22KV distribution lines, 94 km of 110KV low-voltage lines and renovating and building 885 low-voltage lines... Contributing to solving the electricity demand for production and daily life.

The current water supply network is sufficient to meet the province's water needs. The current factories are: Long Binh water plant with a capacity of 15,000 m3/day, Gia Ray water plant with a capacity of 3,000 m3/day/night, Hoa An pumping station with a capacity of 6,000 m3/day/night. The capacity of Long Khanh water plant has been increased by 5,000 m3/day/night, and is preparing to build the second phase of Long Binh water plant with a capacity of 15,000 m3/day/night.


Capacity 15,000m3/day, Thien Tan water plant 100,000 m3/day, Nhon Trach water plant 100,000 m3/day/night, serving production and life.

Post and telecommunications: the post and telecommunications system in the province is developing very quickly, distributed evenly to all districts and towns. From Dong Nai province, you can contact all over the country and international regions. There are many different types of services such as Fax, Telex, texting, fast Internet, data transmission; many types of networks such as Mobiphone, Vinaphone, Vietel ... creating favorable conditions for consumers to choose and use.

2.2.2. Tourists:

In recent years, the number of tourists to Vietnam has increased relatively steadily, with an average growth rate of about 24% per year. Foreign visitors to Vietnam are mainly from the Asia-Pacific region, Western Europe and North America. Vietnam's tourism industry has also suffered from certain general difficulties due to the world situation such as terrorism, natural disasters, epidemics, etc., causing the industry to develop incommensurate with its potential.

Number of visitors: The total number of visitors to Dong Nai during the period 2001-2006 tended to increase over the years with an average increase of 30.07%/year. In 2006, the number of tourists reached 860,226, an increase of 4.64 times compared to 2001.

Unit:turns

Target


2001

2002



2005

2006

Total visitors

185,246

222,542

370,748

502,868

552,636

860.226

1. Served by travel agencies

146,947

178,406

315.191

405,975

433,720

513,415

- International guests


548

1,063

7,638

8,052

7,897

- Domestic guests

146,947

177,858

314,128

398,337

425,668

505,518

2. Served by accommodation establishments

38,299

44,136

55,557

96,893

118,916

346,811

- International guests

3,257

10,112

6,790

8,519

10,039

17,105

- Domestic guests

35,042

34,024

48,767

88,374

108,877

329,706

Maybe you are interested!

Current Status of Tourism Industry in Dong Nai Province:

Year

2003 2004


(Source: Dong Nai Department of Trade and Tourism - 2006)

Target


2001

2002



2005

2006

Total guest days

241,828

238,572

373,178

520,826

619,979

1,117,739

1. Served by travel agencies

179,525

178,406

300,393

405,975

476,383

627.114

- International guests


548

1,261

7,638

7.555

11,751

- Domestic guests

179,525

177,858

299,132

398,337

468,828

615,363

2. Served by accommodation establishments

62,303

60,166

72,785

114,851

143,596

490,625

- International guests

17,283

21,867

19,944

29,562

29,066

47,424

- Domestic guests

45,020

38,299

52,841

85,289

114,530

443.201


Tourists are concentrated in some tourist attractions such as Buu Long Cultural Tourism Center, Giang Dien Waterfall tourist area, Cat Tien National Park, Chua Chan Mountain, Gia Lao Pagoda, Mai Waterfall - Hot Water Lake. The type of tourism at these tourist attractions is sightseeing, entertainment with the main visitors being students. Chua Chan Mountain tourist area is a pilgrimage tourist destination, welcoming over 60,000 visitors annually.

International visitors in 2006 reached 17,105, an increase of more than 4.2 times compared to 2001. The visitors were mainly foreign experts working in industrial parks in Dong Nai, conference attendees, and students and biological researchers at Cat Tien National Park.

Visitor days: The average length of visitor days in Dong Nai is 1.02 days, mainly focusing on entertainment, sightseeing and some types of overnight camping. The low length of visitor days shows that tourist attractions in Dong Nai are not attractive enough to keep visitors in the area longer.

Total number of tourist days in Dong Nai:


2003


Year


2004

Unit: Day


(Source: Dong Nai Department of Trade and Tourism - 2006)


Average guest day length:


Target


2001

2002



2005

2006

1. Guests served by travel agencies

- International guests

-

1.0

1.2

1.0

0.9

1.48

- Domestic guests

1.22

1.0

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.22

2. Guests served by accommodation establishments

- International guests

5.3

2.2

2.9

3.5

2.9

2.77

- Domestic guests

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.34

Year

2003 2004


Unit: day


Note: Average length of guest days = Total guest days / Total number of guests Currently, the length of stay of international guests in Dong Nai is on a downward trend. Partly because the infrastructure in Dong Nai is still low, not enough to meet the needs of guests, on the other hand, entertainment services are still limited. In addition, the attraction of visitors to Ho Chi Minh City also contributes to the decrease.

guest stay in Dong Nai.

For domestic guests, the average length of stay is only about 1.12 days. This group of guests is quite diverse, but has little need to use accommodation as part of the tourism service product.

In the process of developing tourism in Dong Nai, it is necessary to consider implementing measures to extend the tourist days to increase revenue by focusing on promoting investment in infrastructure, equipment and service systems as well as constantly improving quality, creating unique and attractive tourism products.

Seasonality: Dong Nai's peak tourist season is in December, January, February and May, June, July every year. This is also the peak season for domestic tourism. Seasonal factors are often associated with events and holidays, both lunar and solar. For example, December, January, February, and March often have New Year's Day, Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day, and International Women's Day. April, May, and June have Southern Liberation Day, International Labor Day, International Children's Day, Buddha's Birthday, Doan Ngo Festival, and holidays.


Summer vacation for students. The combination of holidays and official holidays makes many classes of people have free time, so they pay more attention to entertainment, relaxation, and vacation.

However, there are measures to reduce the effects of seasonality such as:

- Regularly improve quality and innovate tourism products and services to create appeal, appeal, and uniqueness, and limit boredom.

- Combine many types of tourism to create diversity and richness.

- Increase promotional activities at tourist facilities

- Rotate different forms of tourism throughout the year such as promoting business tourism, festivals, major events, sports and MICE in low seasons and encourage more households and seasonal workers to participate in providing tourism services in high seasons.

2.2.3. Tourism revenue:

Revenue from tourism activities of the Province has always increased in recent years, reflected in the revenue structure of the Province.

Unit: Million VND


Total revenue

Year

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

35,732

43,691

53,307

69,650

74,127

168,500

445,007

-Travel

1,090

3,242

3,965

3,659

4.455

8.018

24,429

-Accommodation

6.255

7,146

9,190

20,204

16,379

45,963

105,137

-Eat and drink

21,195

23,768

29,702

33,196

41,678

57,163

206,702

-Transport

1,220

1,882

1,631

2,196

3,246

7,313

17,488

-Other

5,972

7,653

8,819

10,395

8,369

50,043

91,251

(Source: Dong Nai Department of Trade and Tourism – 2006)

Observing the revenue structure in the years from 2001 to 2006, it can be seen that food and beverage revenue accounts for a significant proportion, twice the revenue of the two following sectors, accommodation and entertainment, in total tourism revenue.


This is a key sector over the years, contributing to growth in the service industry.

Revenue from accommodation establishments accounts for an average of 24% of total tourism revenue. Revenue from entertainment services is approximately equal to that from accommodation. The interdependent sectors of travel and transportation account for a low proportion. This shows that the contribution to the growth rate of the tourism industry is still quite low, mainly from accommodation and food and beverage businesses. However, it also shows that Dong Nai province has advantages in the above two activities. In the process of planning tourism development, it is necessary to continue to promote existing advantages and focus on further promoting entertainment services to attract tourists and accommodation guests.

Growth rate of visitors and revenue:


Target

Unit

Year

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Revenue

Million

copper

28,472

35,732

43,691

53,307

69,650

74,127

168,500

Speed ​​of increase

%


25.5

22.27

22.01

30.66

6.43

127.31

Number of visitors

Hit

170,788

185.186

222,542

370,748

502,868

552,636

860.226

Speed ​​of increase

%


8.43

20.13

66.60

35.64

9.90

55.66

(Source: Dong Nai Department of Trade and Tourism – 2006)

From 2001 to 2006, the ratio between the average revenue growth rate (39.03%) and the average number of visitors growth rate (32.73%) was 1.19, showing that the spending level of tourists when traveling to Dong Nai is still very low. In the future, the province needs to promote the development of service activities, creating conditions for tourists to spend more to increase the growth rate of tourism revenue.


2.2.4. Accommodation and travel business activities:

According to 2006 statistics, Dong Nai province currently has 48 accommodation establishments with a total of 1,270 rooms and 1,398 beds, including 1 3-star hotel, 1 2-star hotel, 1 1-star hotel, and 6 standard hotels. In addition, there are a large number of hotels, motels, and inns that do not meet the standards of tourist accommodation establishments. Hotels with good facilities are mainly concentrated in Bien Hoa city. Accommodation establishments with poor facilities (motels, inns) are concentrated near industrial parks and scattered in districts in the province. This will cause difficulties in developing types of tourism with long stays in areas far from the city. The province needs to study and invest in more accommodation establishments.

Regarding tourism business activities, from 2001 to 2004, the province had only one tourism business unit, the Dong Nai Tourist Guide Operation Center under Dong Nai Tourism Joint Stock Company. By 2006, there were 7 tourism businesses operating in the province. In general, tourism business activities in Dong Nai are still limited in quantity and scale of exploitation.

2.2.5. Support services:

The number of food establishments meeting restaurant standards in 2002 was 19, an increase of 13 restaurants compared to 2000. The remaining 9,133 were small eateries and canteens, mainly serving the eating needs of the people in the province. Some restaurants at tourist destinations have taken advantage of the available natural resources to develop country dishes, rustic dishes... to attract tourists. In general, the scale of restaurants is still limited, and development is spontaneous.

, there is no general direction. Bien Hoa City is still the place with the most concentrated food establishments in the province.

Comment


Agree Privacy Policy *