(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Tourism Steering Committee held a conference to summarise its activities in 2018 and set out new tasks for 2019. Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the committee, chaired the function.
Scene at the conference.
In 2018, state management of tourism activities was
strengthened along with tourism promotion, investment as well product and infrastructure
development. The province prioritized its resources for projects within the Hoa
Binh Lake National Tourist Area and Mai Chau National Tourism Site.
Last year, Hoa Binh welcomed nearly 2.7 million
visitors, up 7.9 percent compared to 2017. Of the total, international tourists
exceeded 320,000. The total revenue from tourism reached 844.98 trillion VND.
In 2019, the sector was tasked with raising public
awareness of the national and provincial policies on tourism development, together
with devising preferential mechanisms and policies targeting investors in the
field, and increasing investment in tourism infrastructure and technology. The
province aims to receive more than 2.8 million visitors and earn over 1.9
trillion VND in tourism revenue.
Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial
People's Committee and head of the committee, requested the provincial Department
of Culture, Sports and Tourism to regularly coordinate with related agencies
and sectors to improve the efficiency of tourism promotion programmes.
He urged completing work on a smart tourism
project to put it into operation in the third quarter of 2019 and establishing
the management boards for the Hoa Binh Lake Tourist Area and Mai Chau National Tourism
Site.
He also recommended increasing inspection of tourism projects with slow
progress as well as ensuring environmental sanitation and food safety before,
during and after festive seasons, particularly in Hoa Binh Lake area.
On November the first, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting for the reports on the progress of preparations to hold the Ceremony to receive the Certificate of the special national relic ranking for Trai Cave, the Stone Roof of Vanh village (Lac Son district) and the Opening Ceremony of the Culture - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Organizing Committee of Culture - Tourism Week chaired the meeting.
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on October 30 had a working session with the Party Committee of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment on the sector's implementation of political tasks in the past 10 months, and key tasks for the last months of 2024 and in the coming time.
In recent years, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district has directed units and mass organisations to promote the popularisation of the Party's policies and resolutions and the State's laws, as well as issued guiding documents on local religious affairs.
The Hoa Binh Steering Committee for the organisation of the fourth provincial congress of ethnic minority groups held a meeting on October 29 to discuss the progress of preparations for the congress. Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee chaired the event. The congress is slated for November 14-15 at the provincial Cultural Palace, expecting 250 official delegates.
Despite a low starting point, the mountainous district of Mai Chau has effectively implemented the National Target Programme on New Rural Development, resulting in significant improvements in people’s life and rural look.
Over the past years, Hoa Binh has systematically implemented the one-stop-shop and interconnected one-stop-shop mechanisms in processing administrative procedures, contributing to improving the efficiency of the work while promoting online public services.
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