(HBO) - The People’s Committee of Mai Chau district on March 28 held a seminar on the development of community-based tourism in the district in 2019.
According to a report
on Mai Chau district’s tourism, as of the end of 2018, the district had 139 tourist
accommodation establishments, including 10 hotels, 26 hostels and 103 community
hostels. The district has seven community-based tourism sites. Last year, it
served 332,000 tourists, earning 107.57 billion VND (4.64 million USD) in
revenue.
An overview of the workshop.
At the workshop, participants exchanged opinions on several difficulties the district is facing in developing community-based tourism. They also approved a set of regulations
on managing tourism activities in Mai Chau with four chapters and 27 articles.
A leader of Mai Chau
district’s People’s Committee asked for the early establishment of a tourism
management board in Chieng Chau and Na Phon communes and Mai Chau town, the
organisation of training courses for households doing homestay tourism, the
registration of operating electric cars, and standardization of electric car
driver licenses.
Attention should be
paid to building a roadmap for the use of electric cars, considering the
building of a welcome gate at Tong Dau T-junction and car parks, particularly
those for electric cars, and intensifying dissemination of the regulations on tourism
activities for tourism households.
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.