(HBO) – Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province has taken various measures to attract investment and develop tourism in a modern and professional way, in line with cultural identity conservation in the locality. The district also pays attention to environmental protection.
Lac village in Chieng Chau commune of Mai Chau
district an attraction to visitors.
In addition, Mai Chau
has bolstered communication work and business expansion, working with domestic
and international investors and travel agencies in a bid to strengthen
socio-economic development.
However, since the
start of 2020, tourist arrivals to the district have declined compared to the
same period last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistics of the
district’s office of culture and sports showed that Mai Chau welcomed 39,854
holidaymakers in Q1, including 10,763 foreigners and 29,091 domestic tourists.
The district earned
29.29 billion VND (1.25 million USD) from tourism in the period.
At present, it is
making preparations to resume tourism operation as the COVID-19 situation has
become stable, especially for the national holidays of Liberation Day and May
Day./.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
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