(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial Steering Committee on Tourism held a conference in Mai Chau district on July 23 to review the development activities in the field in the first six months and launch tasks for the rest of this year.
Currently,
the province has 31 operating tourism areas and destinations, including nine
destinations recognised as local tourist sites, along with 412 accommodation
facilities, including 37 hotels, 233 motels, and 142 facilities providing homestay
services, with 3,412 rooms in total.
Hoa
Binh is hosting six travel firms as well as subsidiaries and representative
offices of travel companies. The locality has one shopping mall meeting the
requirements of visitors.
In
the first six months of this year, the province welcomed over 1.84 million
tourists, fulfilling 61.5 percent of the yearly target, 153,580 of them
foreigners. Total revenue of the local tourism sector topped 1 trillion VND (43
million USD) in the period, completing 50.08 percent of the yearly target.
In
the rest of the year, the provincial Steering Committee on Tourism will
implement four major missions, including continuing to strengthen
communications and popularization of the Party and State’s policies on tourism
development, thus enhancing the public awareness of the role and position of
the tourism sector in the province’s social-economic development strategy.
The
committee will direct sectors and localities as well as relevant agencies to improve
their activeness and responsibility in effectively implementing tasks set in resolutions,
planning, programmes and plans for tourism development in the province.
At
the same time, it will promote the inspection and supervision by departments,
sectors and members of the committee, while encouraging the engagement of the
Party Committees at different levels as well as organisations in expanding
local tourism, and supporting investors in conducting their tourism projects in
the locality./.
As the new year begins and festive spirit fills the air, visitors flock to Hoa Binh lake, often dubbed the "Ha Long Bay on land," to enjoy its breathtaking beauty and serene atmosphere. In spring, the lake comes alive with lush greenery and delicate blossoms, while boats carrying eager tourists glide across its tranquil waters.
With effective business operations, significant increases in the number of visitors at weekends and on public holidays, and being listed among the 71 most beautiful places to visit worldwide by the prestigious US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller, Hoa Binh’s tourism is "spreading its wings" on its journey towards the targets of welcoming 4.9 million visitors, including 1 million foreigners, and achieving total tourism revenue of 5.4 trillion VND (211.89 million USD) in 2025.
On February 21, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to implement the tourism plan in 2025 and meet with tourism businesses operating in the province. The event was chaired by Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the Head of the Provincial Tourism Steering Committee.
Tien Pagoda is located in the valley of Lao Noi and Lao Ngoai villages, Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district; it is surrounded by two mountain ranges stretching like two giant dragons reaching for the blue sky. Every year, when spring comes, thousands of Buddhists and tourists from all over the country make a pilgrimage to Tien Pagoda. The relic complex of Tien Pagoda is ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with 21 relic sites of many types: historical and cultural relics, scenic relics, and archaeological relics.
Cao Phong has paid due attention to developing tourism, creating impetus for socio-economic development towards completing the targets set in the resolution of the district’s 28th Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.
A great number of visitors have flocked to tourist attractions in Hoa Binh province in the first lunar month every year to admire the beautiful scenery, fully enjoy the spring atmosphere, and immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere in many localities.