(HBO) - The Party Committee of Tan Lac has issued a specialized resolution on the tourism development. In particular, taking advantage of investment resources for tourism development has been focused on; diversifying the tourism services, the propaganda, promotion and advertisement of tourism, attracting investors to the district, building and developing the tourism products.
Being invested, the households in Buoi Can village, Phong Phu commune (Tan Lac) develop community tourism.
According to Head of the Propaganda and Training Commission of Tan Lac Party Committee, stemming from the fact that one of the weaknesses of Tan Lac tourism is not mobilizing a lot of investment resources for tourism. Advertising and promoting activities, joint ventures and cooperation are still limited, the tourism products are monotonous. Therefore, the district has determined to create favorable conditions to support the potential investors to survey and study the advantages of tourism development in the district.
At the same time, they have been integrating the national target programs to speed up the investment in the infrastructure attracting tourism development. In parallel with that, the district has focused on implementing the tourism promotion well. They have also been researching the tourism market, gradually forming the traditional products and souvenirs to introduce to tourists. They have associated with the agricultural sector to produce the typical agricultural products. They have also been developing the tourism products suitable to the local practical conditions, such as the community tourism, the convalescence tourism, the cave exploration tourism, landscape and cultural and spiritual tourism.
Thanks to the synchronous solutions, in 3 years of implementing the resolution, Tan Lac district has achieved 4 out of 5 basic targets. They include the average tourism growth of about 32.03% a year; the total tourism income in 2016 reached more than 18,018 billion VND, in 2018 it increased to more than 30 billion VND; the accommodation is 270 rooms, including 2 hotels with 2-star standards, 7 accommodation establishments have ensured the accommodation standards for guests.
In addition, the district has developed 4 community tourism sites with 18 households doing homestay business. The number of employees who have been offered jobs from the tourism sector has increased to 284 direct employees and 260 indirect ones. They have been attracting 10 tourism development projects, including 5 projects on resort tourism and eco-tourism within Hoa Binh lake; the investment policy on the eco-tourism project and the nature conservation of the cloud valley in Quyet Chien commune; Thung Khe Ecotourism and the spiritual tourism have been approved with a total capital of over 1,829 billion VND.
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.
In recent times, Cao Phong District, Hoa Binh Province has focused on promoting tourism development, attracting visitors, and contributing to socio-economic growth.
In the early days of the Year of the Snake, visitors flocked to Yen Phu commune of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son district to experience the "Xuong Dong" (going to the field) festival, the largest celebration in the Muong Vang region, which is closely linked with the Mai Da Lang Vanh (the stone roof of Vanh village) archaeological site, which has been recognised as a special national relic site.
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.
