On March 29, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Ms. Vu Thi Mai Oanh - Deputy Director of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Yen Bai province said that the Provincial Tourism Association has just organized a summary of the activities of the first term (2017-2022) and the orientation, goals and tasks of the second term (2025-2030).
Over the past term, the Yen Bai Tourism Association has made efforts to exploit the potential and advantages to build and strengthen tourism products and improve service quality.
Units and localities actively introduce and promote attractive tourist destinations and unique tourism products of Yen Bai to attract domestic and international tourists, creating livelihoods for local people, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
Thanks to the construction of diverse tours and tour routes, in the past 5 years, the whole province has welcomed 7,024,799 tourists, with tourism revenue reaching 4,339 billion VND.
In 2024 alone, in 2024, the Yen Bai tourism industry is expected to welcome and serve over 2.1 million visitors, an increase of 3%, of which international visitors are estimated to reach 270,000; revenue is estimated at 1,790 billion VND.
In addition, the growth rate of accommodation facilities in recent years has always been at the top in the 8 Northwestern provinces, especially the homestay system.
Specifically, the tourism growth rate in 2024 is second in the region (after Dien Bien), the revenue growth rate is third (after Dien Bien, Phu Tho), the number of accommodation establishments is fourth (after Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Son La).
Yen Bai currently has 562 accommodation facilities, including 15 accommodation facilities rated from 1 star to 3 stars. The type of housing with rooms for rent is developing quite quickly, with 268 households operating homestays, of which 129 have inspected minimum requirements for technical facilities and services.
