Besides the provinces and cities that have night tourism models that are attracting tourists such as pedestrian streets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, night markets in tourist cities, etc., many other localities are also looking for ways to develop this type of tourism.

The People's Committee of Lao Cai city, Lao Cai province has just issued a document to "prompt" the progress and set a time to open the first 24-hour Lao Cai tourist market in the province before the New Year of the Pig 2021.

Lao Cai tourist market is a new model of a market with 4 sides bordering the road and is located in a very convenient location on Nguyen Hue street, in Lao Cai ward (Lao Cai city, Lao Cai province), connecting point from Lao Cai railway station. Cai to Lao Cai International Border Gate… When in operation, the market will become a commercial street and also a transit point for tourists to tourist attractions in Lao Cai such as: Thuong Temple, Mau Temple, Sa Pa and Hekou District of China...

The market was built with the orientation of contributing to bringing the image of Lao Cai tourism to a new face. Here, visitors will experience shopping in a large, modern space or unique features of highland markets with their own products. At the "sleepless" market operating 24 hours a day, visitors can also freely explore a variety of entertainment, entertainment and culinary facilities at the large restaurant area; fresh seafood area; cafe, karaoke, bar...

Along with the eye-catching architectural design, is a series of weekly themed events such as regional specialty festivals, indigenous costume festivals, cultural exchanges with ethnic people, modern music nights, and more. seasonal fashion show...

In Ho Chi Minh City, following Nguyen Hue and Bui Vien walking streets (District 1), Vinh Khanh food street (District 4), many other places such as District 3, District 10... are also planning to open walking streets, wet streets real in the area.

It is expected that from mid-December 2020, District 10 will officially launch the night pedestrian street in Ky Dai Quang Trung area (near Nguyen Tri Phuong market, Ward 6, District 10). According to District 10 People's Committee, this night pedestrian street has 49 stalls, operating from 6pm to 11pm every day. The difference that creates the attraction here is that when people and visitors come to this pedestrian street, they will have the opportunity to enjoy rich dishes and visit and shop for souvenirs, handicrafts...

Looking back, we can see the positive effects from the activities of the pedestrian street and food street over the past time. Specifically, from August 2017, when Bui Vien pedestrian street (District 1) was operating until now, the regional economy has developed. Property benefits, housing prices, and ground rents in the area also increased. Businesses and people have paid attention to the quality and style of serving tourists. The number of visitors coming to have fun and use tourism services here increases regularly…

In Ninh Binh, the units are perfecting the tourism product "Bai Dinh at night", visiting animals and wildlife in Cuc Phuong National Park at night; tour to discover ancient Vietnamese civilization in Trang An World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Thien Ha cave in Nho Quan district. Besides, there are tours exploiting the pilgrimage route connecting Hoa Lu ancient capital - Bai Dinh pagoda - Tam Chuc pagoda (Ha Nam) - Thang Long Imperial Citadel (Hanoi); combine exploitation of many night tourism products such as: Night market, night food street in Ho Chi Minh City. Ninh Binh…

From December 2020, Bai Dinh pagoda cultural and spiritual tourist area will be put into service for overnight guests at Bai Dinh pagoda; organize various types of meditation such as Zen meditation or sitting meditation with agarwood, Walking meditation - walking around the Arhat statue area combined with breath control, Flower light meditation, yoga practice in the Wind Bell area... create more new products to attract tourists near and far.

In Cao Bang, with the desire to prolong the stay of tourists and have more night tourism products, the province has invested and opened the Kim Dong walking street and the Food Market from October/October. 2019, on the occasion of the 520th founding anniversary of Cao Bang province (1499 - 2019) to create more entertainment, entertainment and cultural exchange spots for people in the province and tourists every Friday and Saturday night. (from 18h30 to 23h night). After a period of operation, Kim Dong pedestrian street has become a familiar destination for tourists and locals, attracting an average of 2,000-3,000 people per night. This product has contributed to attracting more tourists to Cao Bang.

In the tourism development strategy, Cao Bang is orienting to restructure tourism products, improve tourism quality on the basis of available tourism resources, effectively exploit and promote the relics and heritages. cultural and spiritual tourism, entertainment, relaxation, discovery, adventure, cross-border cooperation, development of community tourism, well-organized night services to attract tourist spending.

At the same time, strengthen calling for investment, attracting strategic investors to invest in special national relic sites, key tourist areas and attractions of the province; Directing localities to pay attention to invest in developing a system of restaurants, accommodation facilities, tourism services, entertainment areas at night, building typical tourism products bearing Cao Bang identity...

According to experts, night tourism will be an effective solution to develop tourism when we anticipate the travel trend of international tourists and create conditions for guests to satisfy their spending needs when traveling. Travel with many products and services. Although in the past time, many localities have paid attention to the construction and development of night pedestrian streets. However, due to lack of reasonable planning, the operation of some models is not effective. In many localities, there are very few entertainment and cultural programs at night, so they are not attractive to tourists. Countries that are strong in tourism all focus on investing in promoting tourism and developing night economy. Therefore, we need to change the perception and perspective on the development of night tourism products to be effective.

Source: Government Newspaper