(HBO) - In order to ensure the implementation of the dual goals of COVID-19 prevention and control and socio-economic development, a number of tourist areas and attractions in Hoa Binh province are preparing to reopen, mainly serving local visitors.
Serena Resort Kim Boi (Kim Boi district) prepares conditions to ensure pandemic
prevention and health safety to serve tourists in the province.
After the pandemic situation showed positive
signs in provinces and cities across the country and some localities are
loosening social distancing measures, Serena Resort Kim Boi has launched a
welcome programme to call for tourists to come to the site for hot mineral
baths.
Luu Dinh Tien, executive director of the tourist
site said that the site has prepared all necessary conditions to welcome
visitors, and at the same time adhere to pandemic prevention and control
regulations. The tourist site only accepts adults with "vaccine passports” and
children under 12 years old. Along with local tourists, Serena Resort Kim Boi
also opens its door to those from outside the province who get full two shots
of vaccine and have the negative result of a rapid antigen test performed
within 72 hours.
Mai Chau Lodge resort in Mai Chau town (Mai
Chau) has just launched a special promotion programme called "Finding
peace amidst COVID-19" exclusively for families in Hoa Binh. The programme
is applied to families including two adults, two children under 12 years old
and visitors who are eligible to stay in accordance with provincial
regulations. Previously, the price of each luxury room was 1.7 million VND per
night for two adults and two children, while in the promotion programme, the
room price is reduced to 899,000 VND and one set of special food for the whole
family is offered as well.
Currently, as tourists outside the province are
still hesitant to travel, promoting tourism within the province is in
accordance with the trend of boosting tourism in association with ensuring
safety against COVID-19. According to Bui Xuan Truong, Deputy Director of the
provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the context that the
pandemic is put under control in the province and is abating in localities
nationwide, tourist areas and attractions begin welcoming visitors, with focus
on those who are living and working in the province, and are fully vaccinated.
The reopening of tourism activities helps local tourists experience services
with many incentives right where they live.
The local tourism industry has directed units,
enterprises, organizations and individuals doing business in tourism to
strictly implement pandemic prevention and control measures, and ensure service
quality and interests for tourists./.
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.
