The owner of a restaurant in Mui Ne cleans up the premises for tourists

On the days leading up to the 30/4-1/5 holiday season, tourists in Mui Ne (Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan) hurriedly clean up their premises to expect tourists to pour in.

Mui Ne (Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan) is a tourist destination that attracts a lot of tourists on holidays. The highlight is the road stretching along the embankment of Mui Ne sea. This is not only the “resort capital” but also a place for dining, entertainment and shopping. However, over the past time resorts and restaurants along the roads along the coast of Mui Ne such as Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Huynh Thuc Khang fell into a slump. The reason is that since the outbreak of Covid-19, the main source of tourists of these establishments is Russians, Koreans, Chinese … unable to travel to Vietnam. Ms. Do Thi Thanh Oanh (33 years old) has been in business for 13 years in Mui Ne. Ms. Oanh said that for more than a year, it is very difficult to maintain the operation of the restaurant. She has to reduce staff, each employee works 15 days per month because there are no customers. The staff in the restaurant of Ms. Oanh took advantage of painting and repairing the roof, installing more light bulbs to prepare guests for the holidays of April 30 to May 1. “Since the beginning of 2021, the number of visitors has increased significantly on weekends,” said Ms. Oanh. Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street (Ham Tien Ward), dubbed the “West Street” of Phan Thiet, fell into a deserted state for more than a year. “Before, this street did not seem to sleep. Restaurants and bars were open until 2-3am, always crowded with customers”, a restaurant owner shared. Many coastal huts also fell into a situation with no customers and losses, so they were dismantled. Ms. Thanh Huong, manager of a restaurant on Huynh Thuc Khang Street, said she has high expectations for tourists during the holidays of April 30 to May 1. “This is one of the long holidays in the year, I hope the epidemic does not go bad for Mui Ne to return to like 2 years ago,” said Huong. Huong’s restaurant also prepares more fresh seafood for sale during the holiday season. “Every month, it costs 20 million dong to rent premises, we maintain the restaurant just waiting for the holidays so we can pay back the capital,” said Huong. The scene was quiet and quiet on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street when a series of hotels, bars, souvenirs were closed and the ground was returned.