Hoa Binh to improve infrastructure for community tourism destinations

10/6/2021 - 9:10:19 PM

(HBO) - As part of a provincial programme to support community tourism destinations in the area around Hoa Binh Lake, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just completed the construction of and handed over a road and the yard of the local community house in Ngoi hamlet, Suoi Hoa commune (Tan Lac) with a total cost of over 1 billion VND. In addition, musical instruments, sound equipment and national costumes were presented to the commune's artistic team.

A 160m long road and the community house's yard of Ngoi hamlet, Suoi Hoa commune (Tan Lac) have just been built to serve the needs of people and tourists.

Bui Van Hien, a local engaged in community tourism,said the new road and yard have given a facelift for the village, facilitating travelling and sightseeing.

In addition to support from the province,households engaged in community tourism in Hoa Binh Lake tourist area receiving attention and help from donors to upgrade and renovate facilities. An example is a community tourism project in Da Bac district, which got financial and technical help from AOP, an Australian NGO. Specifically, participating households were provided with interest-free loans to renovate their houses and buying necessary equipment. Local authority also opened training classes for locals who want to know more about hospitality business model.

Bui Thi Niem, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said from 2017 to now, tourism infrastructure and facilities in the Hoa Binh Lake tourist area have received considerable investment. Every year, investment priority is also given to local amateur artists of traditional arts at tourist sites to serve tourists.

Hoa Binh also invests in providing free wifi coverage for the area to meet the information and communication needs of tourism business units and tourists. At this point, Hoa Binh Lake tourist area has about 300 tourist boats, 107 accommodation establishments, including 14 hotels, 32 motels and 61 community motels, creating jobs for about 1,200 workers, including more than 720 direct jobs and 500 indirect jobs./.

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