(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./.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, visitors from near and far are eager to come to the mountainous district of Da Bac to have unique cultural experiences such as learning to wrap traditional cakes of ethnic minorities, practicing writing ancient Tay characters or immersing themselves in the Tay melodies.
Tan Lac has great potential for tourism development. In addition, the Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU, dated October 17, 2022, on building the highland communes in Tan Lac district into provincial-level tourism areas by 2030, with a vision to 2050. However, according to the assessment, implementing the goals in the spirit of Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU has had limited results.
Recognising that tourism and agriculture are local strengths, Mai Chau district is committed to building a green economy through an action program with specific pathways, achieving notable results in line with the resolution of the 26th Party Congress of the district.
With its majestic natural landscapes, diverse ethnic cultures, and numerous unique festivals, Hoa Binh province is an attractive destination that entices travellers from far and wide to explore and experience during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Being held around the 30th of the 11th lunar month right after the harvest season ends, the traditional New Year of Mong ethnic group lasts until the last day of the 12th lunar month. On this occasion, the community tourism destinations of Pa Co and Hang Kia communes (Mai Chau) attract many visitors to experience and explore the unique customs of New Year.
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