(HBO) – The Provincial Tourism Association has held a conference to review the tasks in 2017 and deploy the duties in 2018.
The whole conference scene.
In 2017, the Tourism Association already
launched positive activities to mobilize members and enterprises to increase
investment to exploit the potential advantages of the province to build and
strengthen tourism products, train and foster professional skills to improve
service quality; connect to launch and promote tourism to attract tourists,
contributing to promoting the provincial tourism. Enterprises have invested in
developing many new products in attractive tourist areas such as tourist
destinations in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh city and Hoa Binh Lake area to
attract many visitors coming there. During the year, the whole province
welcomed nearly 2.5 million visitors, increasing by 9.8% compared to the same
period, of which the number of international visitors was 260,730 visitors, the
number of domestic visitors was over 2.2 million visitors; total revenue
reached nearly 680 million dongs; the tourism income was over 1,215,979 million
dongs.
At the conference, the delegates focused on
discussing the difficulties and obstacles in tourism development, such as
support for tourism product development, the limitation of developing the
market and information, promotion and introduction for tourism products.
In 2018, the Tourism Association will
continue to create favorable conditions for members to run the business in
tourism services in the province, to well perform the role of public or private
partnerships, advising provincial leaders on strategies and plans for tourism
development in Hoa Binh province., to participate in the cooperation program of
tourism development in 8 provinces of northwestern expansion in 2018.
Hoa Binh province’s rich natural and cultural resources position it as a prime location for developing community-based tourism (CBT). In recent years, support from central and provincial policies, as well as assistance from non-governmental organisations, have encouraged local ethnic minority and mountainous communities to actively engage in the sector.
Van Son Commune, Tan Lạc district, Hoa Binh province also known as "Cloud Valley," boasts a cool climate, stunning natural landscapes, and majestic scenery. Visitors who have been to this place should make a stop at Chien Hamlet to experience a lot of fascinating things and feel the friendly, warmth of the Muong ethnic people.
Thanks to the effective exploitation of natural landscape and the cultural diversity of ethnic minorities, Hoa Binh province has become an attractive destination for tourists seeking experiences and exploration.
The Department of Cultural Heritage has just coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province to organize a training on implementing the model of the cultural heritage connected in the cultural tourism journey in Cao Phong and Lac Son districts.
The Sung village in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, is endowed with pristine natural landscape, and Dao Tien ethnic minority community in the village preserves rich cultural heritage, including traditional housing, clothing, language, scripts, customs, and daily life practices. Since the community-based tourism model was introduced in the locality, these traditional cultural values have been further preserved and promoted.
