(HBO) – Possessing potentials, advantages for tourism development and the foundation for new rural construction, Mai Chau District 25th Party Congress, the 2015-2020 tenure, identified: "Mobilizing all resources to develop economy and society as well as strive by 2020, Mai Chau district becomes a community tourist site in association with new rural construction”. In order for Resolution to pass into the life and people’s thought, Mai Chau district has attempted to turn the policy into action.
Lac village, Chieng Chau commune (Mai Chau
district) has become an attractive destination for many years.
In order for the route of developing tourism
and building new rural area not to interrupt or slow down, up to now, the
district has attracted 7 tourism projects with the total registered capital of
83 billion VND, and the total capital was implemented by 56 billion VND.
Particularly, Thien Minh Hoa Binh Tourism., JSC had a total registered capital and
implemented by 30 billion VND, Sunrise Hotel and Tourism Co., Ltd had a total
registered capital and implemented by 5 billion VND, Mai Chau Ecolodge
(Ecotourism and Travel Co., Ltd) had a total registered capital and implemented
16 billion VND, Tu Steam tourist project in Bao La commune had a total
registered capital of 5 billion VND, Ba Khan Tourist Village., JSC had a total
registered capital of 3 billion VND, and Northwest Tourism Investment and Development., JSC had a total
registered capital of 15 billion VND.
In current, the whole district has 7 hotels,
22 motels and 117 community resthouses. Since the publication of Mai Chau
National Tourist Sites Plan, the number of tourism projects and the number of
visitors have increased rapidly. In 2017, there were 324.536 visitors
travelling to Mai Chau, particularly in 225.222 domestic visitors and 99.314
foreign visitors. The revenue from tourism activities attained by 89,379
billion VND. In the first six months of this year, Mai Chau received 161.713
visitors and the revenue gained by 52,285 billion VND. These are happy signals
that Mai Chau tourism is starting to look good. Mai Chau is the district which
has a low starting point, but it thanks to the proper policy of the district
party: "Mobilizing all resources to develop economy and society as well as
strive by 2020, Mai Chau district becomes a community tourist site in
association with new rural construction”, therefore, the new rural construction
movement has been very favorable.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
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.