Long An is ready for the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024

Many practical activities

There is over a week left until the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 officially begins. Preparations are being vigorously deployed and implemented. On all main roads in Tan An City and some districts and towns in the province, many banners and electronic billboards are hung to inform people about the time, location and main activities of the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024.

Electronic billboard to promote the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in Long An Province in 2024 on Hung Vuong Street, Tan An City

In addition to the press,  some announcement about special activities of the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 has also been revealed on social networking forums with the participation of many people inside and outside the province. Many people, especially young people, are eagerly awaiting the event.

Ms. Tran Huynh Bao Tran (Chau Thanh district) said: "I am waiting for the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 to take place so that I can invite friends from Ho Chi Minh City to join and learn more about my hometown Long An".

Although the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 has not officially started, some programs in the event have been launched. In particular, the Student Talent contest has received qualifying video clips since early November 2024 to select the 12 best performances to enter the final round on the night of November 29, 2024.

With a prize pool up to 100 million VND for the first prize, the contest has received the attention of students from colleges and universities in and outside the province as well as Korean students living and studying in Vietnam.

R.O.D dance group spent about 1 month preparing for the clip to participate in the preliminary round of the 2024 Student Talent Contest within the framework of the 2nd Long An Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024

As a student dance group established when the members were still in high school, R.O.D mainly perform in colleges, universities, some units and organizations in the province. The group's members are students from colleges and universities in and outside the province, so the group learned about the Student Talent Contest quite early and decided to participate.

“R.O.D spent nearly 1 month practicing and filming the competition clip. The clip was just sent a few days ago, carrying the members' expectations. Although there has been no announcement about the final performances, the group has also started preparing their own final performance so that if they have the opportunity to enter the final, they can achieve the best results" - Head of the R.O.D dance group - Tran Thi Phuong Thao shared.

Preparations are in full swing

In order for the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 to take place smoothly, detailed plans for 11 programs have been carefully prepared and implemented step by step with specific assignments.

In the area where the main activities of the event are expected to take place, preparations are being vigorously deployed and implemented. The preparation of the site, installation, and decoration for the cultural exchange space and the Trade, Food and Tourism Fair have begun.

Members of the subcommittees work on weekends and overtime to ensure progress

The subcommittees organizing the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 meet and receive regular reports on the progress of the implementation of the tasks. Members of the subcommittees work continuously, including weekends and overtime to ensure progress. More than 2,800 invitations to domestic and foreign delegates within the framework of the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 were issued.

Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism - Le Thi Cam Tu said that the gifts for guests participating in the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 were carefully selected, and are OCOP products of the province.

The Organizing Committee hopes to present guests meaningful gifts, thereby promoting high-quality agricultural products with great development potential of the province.

The installation and decoration of the event area has begun days ago

In Tan An City and some localities where the main activities of the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 will take place, urban beautification and environmental sanitation are focused on. Tourist destinations have also begun to implement programs to welcome visitors before, during and after the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 with many incentives.

At Tan Lap Floating Village Tourist Area, the promotion of free entrance tickets for group guests and discounted resort combos is being applied to attract visitors during the flooding season in general and the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 in particular.

Tan Lap Floating Village Tourist Area is having many promotions for group and leisure guests to attract tourists (Photo: Le Hoang Thai)

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in order to build the image of "Friendly and attractive Long An tourism", the Department has coordinated with relevant units to strengthen guidance and inspection to ensure food safety at restaurants, hotels, tourist areas, tourist attractions, and food service establishments where delegates and tourists eat and stay, especially receptions and culinary activities at the Street Food Festival. "The Department has promoted and mobilized accommodation establishments, food and beverage services in Tan An City not to increase prices and to pay special attention to food safety and hygiene to ensure the health of tourists and event attendees, ensuring that the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024 to be joyful, healthy, safe, and imbued with identity" - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism - Nguyen Thanh Thanh affirmed.

Particularly for the work of ensuring security, order and traffic safety during the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024, the Logistics and Security, Order and Traffic safety Subcommittee has carefully prepared. The plan and solutions to prevent and fight fires and explosions have been strictly implemented before the event officially opens. The plan for traffic flow, ensuring order and traffic safety, especially the plan to protect, welcome, and guide the delegation of Party and State leaders attending the event has been developed in detail.

During the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024, the management of unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas where activities and events take place is also strictly ensured. A mobile emergency team will also be deployed during the event to ensure emergency situations are handled when necessary, especially at the Hite Jinro Music Festival 2024 - a program expected to attract a large number of participants.

The closer the event date gets, the more urgent the preparation atmosphere becomes, all for the goal of successfully organizing the 2nd Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024. This is not only a simple cultural event but also an opportunity to promote the image and the socio-economic development of the homeland Long An./.

By Moc Chau - Translated by Q. Thien

Source: https://baolongan.vn/tuan-van-hoa-the-thao-du-lich-lan-thu-2-nam-2024-tat-ca-da-s-n-sang-a185867.html