The complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic pose challenges for the tourism industry in the country. In Long An, promotional activities almost stopped. Taking advantage of this time, the Tourism Promotion Information Center (TTTTXTDL) of the province develops a plan to bring Long An tourism to tourists near and far. That is the plan to build a digital map of routes and facilities serving Long An tourism.
Digital map interface has been outlined basically (Photo provided by TTTTXTDL)
Facilitating visitors
When the epidemic becomes a global concern, the province's tourism industry determines in the future, the trend of natural tourism In fact, backpacking tourism will be a type of choice for many tourists. With this form, visitors can actively build a schedule suitable for their own time, interests and characteristics, and at the same time limit the concentration of people during travel.
In order to catch up with the trend and prepare carefully for the "return day" of Long An tourism, the provincial tourism center plans and conducts the construction of a digital map. This will be a lively, effective and easy information and search channel for those who are interested in Long An tourism based on the form of setting up a coordinate system to guide tourist attractions in the whole province.
The digital map will act as an open website, providing visitors with necessary information about the weather, directions, descriptions of destinations, places to eat, accommodation facilities, etc. Tourists make their own travel itineraries. Operating in the form of an open website, digital maps are provided to travel agencies, local tourism businesses, tour guides and especially tourists, have the right to supplement and modify some information. information related to business units and individuals (under the control of the page admin), thereby increasing interactivity, helping information to be updated timely and continuously.
Besides the utility that provides specific information about the destination such as preferential policies, promotions, etc., tourists can access the digital map to look up the safety level of the destination. According to information from TTTTXTDL, the digital map will overcome some limitations in using GoogleMap to look up the way. Because it is built by the method of placing landmarks to locate all destinations capable of tourism or as a basis for searching, the digital map will allow more specific identification of location, boundaries, and scale. of each location searched. The open feature helps to increase the interaction between visitors and travel agencies, travel agencies and accommodation establishments. Through that, visitors' questions about the weather and the way will be answered promptly and quickly.
Efforts to complete the plan
As expected, by the end of December 2021, the digital map will be put into trial operation with at least 50% of the routes and tourist facilities put up. Director of the Provincial Tourism Center - Do Thi Kim Dung said that, in order to make the implementation faster, more detailed and more effective, in addition to the Center's staff who are responsible for setting landmarks, the Center also builds a collaborative force. members from districts, towns and cities. With the advantage of being a local, knowledgeable about the land and people where they live, the collaborators will provide accurate, complete and reliable information for the digital map.
In addition to the force that collects information from reality, there is also a team to synthesize, update information, put digital maps on the Internet platform, monitor, absorb, edit and supplement necessary information, check Browse additional content. Currently, the basic design is completed, the marking of landmarks is specifically assigned to each officer, officer, and collaborator and will be carried out individually whenever possible as soon as possible. Specialist of the Operations Department, TTTTXTDL - Nguyen Vo Dang Duy said, currently, the basic interface of the digital map website has been sketched. The planting of landmarks will take place soon when the social distancing order is eased. Anh Duy and his associates are trying to complete the digital map according to the plan.
When the basic digital map is completed, new information and events of the province will continue to be updated regularly, accurately and attractively in order to increase the level of interaction and attract the attention of visitors, contributing to promote the image of Long An tourism. So far, Long An is the first province in the Southern region to have the idea of implementing digital maps for tourism./.
