(HBO) – After five years of implementing a resolution on turning Mai Chau into a national tourist destination in 2020 with a vision to 2030, positive signs have been seen in the district's tourism development.
As part of efforts to realise the resolution, Hang Kia commune has become an attractive tourist destination with typical adventure tourism products with strong traditional identity.
Dinh Duc Lan, Secretary of the Party Committee of Mai Chau district, said that developing community-based tourism in line with new-style rural area building is a policy that meet the aspirations and interests of the local community, therefore, it has been promptly implemented.
Community-based tourism development is one of the goals and sustainable foundation for the district's socio-economic growth, he said.
Lan said that the resolution has played an important role in guiding tourism activities in Mai Chau in recent years. After five years of implementation, the management over tourism service activities, tourism security and environmental sanitation have been strengthened, along with tourism planning activities, thus creating favoruable conditions for investors to optimise potential and advantages of the district.
He noted that so far, Mai Chau has approved about 20 tourism-trade projects. The preservation and promotion of the cultural identities of ethnic groups in association with tourism development has been strengthened.
Meanwhile, human resources quality for tourism sector has also been improved, he added.
After a long period of being affected by COVID-19, Mai Chau's tourism has recovered strongly, serving nearly 300,000 visitors in the first six months of this year, including 4,221 foreigners, fulfilling 59.4% of its yearly target. In the period, the district earned over 332 billion VND (14.06 million USD) from tourism activities.
Lan said that in the coming time, the district will continue to roll out measures to effectively implement the resolution, while promoting investment attraction and building a friendly and sustainable tourism environment./.
The People's Committee of Hoa Binh province has just issued Plan No. 128 to implement the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 08 dated February 23, 2024 on comprehensive, rapid and sustainable tourism development in Hoa Binh province.
To turn Hoa Binh Lake into a national tourism area, the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on June 22, 2017 issued Resolution No. 14-NQ/TU on developing the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area. Since then, resources have been mobilised to promote local tourism activities. The area now has met three of the five important criteria for a national tourism area.
The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee has issued a resolution on the development of the Hoa Binh Lake Tourist Area, aiming to turn it into a national site. To date, the area has satisfied three out of the five criteria set for a national tourist site.
Coming to Hoa Binh, visitors will be impressed by the natural beauty of Ngoi Hoa bay in Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district.
People in Cha Day village in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province, have been taking advantage of natural conditions and traditional cultural values to develop community-based tourism which has helped improve their quality of life.
The Hoa Binh lake tourism area has strengths to attract visitors, particularly those who are interested in resort tourism and community-based tourism.
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