Khanh Hoa Province Department of Tourism in cooperation with Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association on July 9 held a ceremony to launch the idea contest "No plastic waste in tourist accommodations"...
Khanh Hoa Province Department of Tourism in cooperation with Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association on July 9 held a ceremony to launch the idea contest “No plastic waste in tourist accommodations", and organize for accommodation businesses to signed a commitment to participate in the movement "no plastic waste". This activity aims to contribute to protecting the environment of Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa.
Being joined by many businesses
| 7 businesses providing accommodation services in Nha Trang signed commitment “No plastic waste”, namely Liberty Central Nha Trang Hotel, Rosaka Hotel, Green World Hotel, The Art Nest Hotel , MerPerle Hon Tam Resort, Tran – Vien Dong Hotel, and Nha Trang Horizon Hotel. |
Participating in the signing, Pham Minh Nhut - General Director of Hon Tam Nha Trang Sea Joint-Stock Company expressed that launching " no plastic waste" is very meaningful. For long, Meperle Hon Tam Resort has always been conscious of limiting the use of plastic bags and disposable plastic items. Hon Tam is working with partners specializing in producing environmentally friendly products to replace plastic products. In the near future, the company can install more panels to encourage visitors not to bring plastic bags to the island and limit the use of disposable plastic products.
Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Tourism said, launching "no plastic waste and plastic bags", the tourism not only hopes businesses to respond positively to this movement but also wants to send a message to visitors about the sense of environmental protection. First, the tourism department launched in the hotel and resort block, which will then continue with travel agencies and travel destinations. Leaders and the staff in tourism units need to change their awareness of environmental protection. In particular, it is necessary to promote propaganda on the risk of plastic in order to change habits, proceeding to abandon the habit of using plastic bags, disposable plastic products of local people and visitors.
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A roadmap needed
Le Van Son - General Manager of Liberty Central Nha Trang Hotel, Head of the Hotel Branch of Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Tourism Association recognized that the idea contest "No plastic waste in tourist accommodations" hosted by the provincial Department of Tourism is very practical for tourism businesses." Through this event, accommodation facilities will have solutions to limit plastic waste. Hotel managers have a basis for proposing to the investor the replacement of disposable plastic products by environmentally friendly products.
However, some businesses said that in order to do this, it is necessary to have a roadmap and have safe and convenient alternative materials, especially to stoping the use of plastic bottled water products. Tourists, especially foreign tourists, are reluctant to use water bottles many times because they think they are not hygienic.
Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Tourism also said that the action of "no plastic waste" is a persistent process, needing the support of the whole society. Along with calling on businesses to respond to " no plastic waste", in the coming time, the industry will organize a series of campaigns to clean the environment, calling for no use of plastic bags, water plastic bottle... and attracting tourists to join to improve propaganda effectiveness. The local tourism expects all communities, organizations, individuals and tourists to respond to the movement to contribute to the development of sustainable tourism, keeping a green - clean - beautiful environment.
Xuan Thanh
Translated by T.T
