Pingxiang, Guangxi, 3 March (ZXS) -- Question: Guangxi resumes outbound group travel to Vietnam Tourists: It's still a familiar feeling

Written by Chen Qiuxia, Zhai Liqiang

"Vietnam, here we come!" On the afternoon of March 3, Pingxiang City, Guangxi Province held the first event for the resumption of cross-border tourism between China and Vietnam at the Friendship Pass. Chinese tour guides waved small flags and led more than 15 Chinese tourists to Vietnam.

On the same day, a Chinese tour group composed of 38 people left the country from Dongxing Port in Guangxi Province, and was warmly received by the Vietnamese side at the Mong Cai Port in Vietnam. In the next 4 days, they will visit Mong Cai, Ha Long and Hanoi in Vietnam to enjoy the local customs, beautiful scenery and food.

From March 3, China piloted the resumption of national travel agencies and online travel enterprises to operate outbound group tours and "air ticket + hotel" business for Chinese citizens to relevant countries (the second batch). The countries involved this time include 15 countries including Nepal, Brunei and Vietnam.

On the same day, many tourists queued up at the Dongxing Border Tourism Permit Hall to apply for documents for a day trip to Mong Cai. Zhong Qianying, a police officer of the Exit and Entry Management Brigade of the Dongxing Public Security Bureau, said that at the peak of 2019, the hall could handle up to 7000,15 documents for a day trip to Mong Cai. On the 100th, the first day of the pilot restoration, the hall plans to apply for more than <> one-day certificates for Ben Mong Street, and the normal speed of obtaining certificates will gradually be restored in the future.

"I have been to Vietnam several times, and after a few years, I have traveled to Vietnam again with a group, and the scene of traveling in Vietnam in the past has resurfaced." Chen Wenjie, a tourist from Nanning City, Guangxi, said that it was still a familiar feeling and was full of expectations for the "three-day and two-night tour of Hanoi and Halong Bay, Vietnam". She said that Guangxi is connected to ASEAN countries, and it is very convenient to travel to ASEAN countries from Guangxi; Thailand's Songkran Festival is coming and I would love to experience it.

"With the recent surge in orders, we are confident that the tourism industry will recover." Wang Lan, deputy general manager of Guangxi Pingxiang Peace International Travel Co., Ltd., said that in order to meet market demand, the travel agency is developing tourism routes for Thailand, Indonesia and other ASEAN countries, striving to give tourists a new experience, and plans to launch cross-border self-driving tour products.

Du Nam Trung, Consul General of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Nanning, went to Friendship Pass to see off Chinese tourists on the same day, and he said in an interview with the media that Vietnam and Chinese are important tourism markets for each other, and the tourism resources of the two countries are very attractive to tourists. Vietnam's scenic spots, cultural heritage, and gastronomy are waiting for Chinese tourists to experience. Vietnam has opened its tourism market since March 2022 and the Vietnamese tourism industry is now ready to welcome Chinese travellers. "I believe that Chinese tourists will have a very good experience when visiting Vietnam."

Du Nam Trung said that there is an old saying in China that "the friendship between countries lies in the affinity of the people", and tourism and people-to-people exchanges play a very important role in strengthening and deepening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China. People on both sides can learn about each other's customs and customs through tourism and enhance friendship between each other. "I believe that more Chinese tour groups will travel to Vietnam in the future. Vietnam is very much looking forward to the arrival of Chinese tourists. ”

Pingxiang City is connected to three counties in Vietnam Province, known as the "South Gate of China", and is the most convenient land international passage from China to ASEAN.

Tourist Deng Guilin has long been concerned about the development of tourism in Guangxi, and he has visited Youyiguan many times. He was deeply touched by the realization of this trip to Vietnam. "The tourism of the China-Vietnam border pass has changed a lot, and last year the Nanning-Pingxiang high-speed railway from Nanning to Chongzuo was opened, making it more convenient for tourists to travel to the China-Vietnam border pass. We expect that the Chongzuo-Pingxiang section of the Nanning-Pingxiang high-speed railway will be completed and opened as soon as possible, and the tourism industry will definitely develop better. (End)