(HBO) – To strongly revitalise tourism in the new normal context, Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province has been easing restrictions but not lowering its guard while taking flexible moves to keep the COVID-19 pandemic under control.


Lac hamlet in Chieng Chau commune (Mai Chau district) is reopening to domestic and foreign visitors after COVID-19 is brought under control.

The COVID-19 resurgence from mid-February forced the community-based tourism area of Lac village in Chieng Chau commune into almost lockdown for two weeks.

Hamlet chief Ha Cong Hong said as the pandemic has been contained in a timely manner, local households can prepare infrastructure and personnel for welcoming tourists back now that Vietnam has fully reopened to international travellers. Recently, some groups of foreign tourists have come to spend their holidays here. The hamlet has also paid more attention to COVID-19 control, especially disinfection and minimisation of contact among groups of visitors.

At present, all the tourism areas in Mai Chau district such as Hang Kia, Pa Co, Pom Coong, and Van hamlets of Mai Chau township; Buoc hamlet of Xam Khoe commune; Hich 2 hamlet of Mai Hich commune; and such resort complexes as Mai Chau Ecolodge, Mai Chau Hideaway, Ba Khan Village Resort, and Avana Retreat are working to resume their operation. Many of them have already welcomed international visitors.

Pham Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the Mai Chau People’s Committee, said as an important sector of the district, tourism is bouncing back in the new normal context. In 2022, the district looks to attract 490,000 visitors, including 20,000 international arrivals, and earn 560 billion VND in tourism revenue.

In the first phase of the tourism recovery road map, tourist receiving and serving activities will be carried out with measures taken to ensure safety from COVID-19 according to pandemic levels. In the next phase, Mai Chau plans to restore all the tourism activities and products, without any restrictions, with safe adaptation to the pandemic and focus put on the key markets.

Flexible measures are being taken by local tourist attractions to adapt to and control the COVID-19. Managers of the sites perceive that tourism is reopened but pandemic safety still need to be guaranteed. They are also offering new products and services that are adapted to the new situation, according to Hoan.

In the first quarter of 2022, Mai Chau district welcomed 87,770 tourist arrivals, including 86,331 domestic visitors. It earned over 100 billion VND from this industry.

 


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