Why did Ho Chi Minh City temporarily suspend tours of the People's Council headquarters?

(NLDO) - The program to visit the national architectural and artistic relic of the headquarters of the People's Council - People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City will be temporarily suspended this year.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has just announced the temporary suspension of organizing tours to the National Architectural and Artistic Relic of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council - People's Committee Headquarters in 2025.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, this tour program has recently been evaluated as a unique and new tourism product, contributing to bringing heritage to life. This is also a highlight in the tourism promotion campaign "Ho Chi Minh City welcomes you - Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City" after the COVID-19 pandemic. This tourism product has contributed to building the image of the Ho Chi Minh City government as friendly, open and close.

However, in 2025, the Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects for Civil and Industrial Works will implement the project "Repair and renovation of the headquarters of the People's Council - People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City". The city will welcome delegates to attend the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).

Tourists visit the national architectural and artistic relic of the headquarters of the People's Council - People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City

"To ensure the service of the Anniversary Ceremony, ensure the safety of visitors, labor safety, and ensure the progress of the project, the Department of Tourism temporarily suspends the organization of this tour program until further notice" - Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Department of Tourism stated in the announcement.

Recently, the program to visit the National Architectural and Artistic Relic of the Headquarters of the People's Council - People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has opened to visitors and was voted by tourists as one of the "100 interesting things" of the city in 2023.

After many events, this program has attracted tens of thousands of people and tourists. On the occasion of New Year 2025 alone, the program welcomed about 2,077 domestic and international visitors, contributing to building and developing the brand of Ho Chi Minh City, continuing to build the image of a friendly, open city government and aiming to develop unique and distinctive tourism products associated with historical culture.

Tourists will visit a part of the national architectural and artistic relic of the City People's Committee - People's Council headquarters; listen to live and automatic commentary in many languages ​​introducing the history of formation and development, cultural and architectural values ​​here...

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vi-sao-tp-hcm-tam-ngung-tour-tham-quan-tru-so-hdnd-ubnd-tp-hcm-196250104213645326.htm