(HBO) – The Provincial Tourism Association has held a conference to review the tasks in 2017 and deploy the duties in 2018.
The whole conference scene.
In 2017, the Tourism Association already
launched positive activities to mobilize members and enterprises to increase
investment to exploit the potential advantages of the province to build and
strengthen tourism products, train and foster professional skills to improve
service quality; connect to launch and promote tourism to attract tourists,
contributing to promoting the provincial tourism. Enterprises have invested in
developing many new products in attractive tourist areas such as tourist
destinations in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh city and Hoa Binh Lake area to
attract many visitors coming there. During the year, the whole province
welcomed nearly 2.5 million visitors, increasing by 9.8% compared to the same
period, of which the number of international visitors was 260,730 visitors, the
number of domestic visitors was over 2.2 million visitors; total revenue
reached nearly 680 million dongs; the tourism income was over 1,215,979 million
dongs.
At the conference, the delegates focused on
discussing the difficulties and obstacles in tourism development, such as
support for tourism product development, the limitation of developing the
market and information, promotion and introduction for tourism products.
In 2018, the Tourism Association will
continue to create favorable conditions for members to run the business in
tourism services in the province, to well perform the role of public or private
partnerships, advising provincial leaders on strategies and plans for tourism
development in Hoa Binh province., to participate in the cooperation program of
tourism development in 8 provinces of northwestern expansion in 2018.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
Da Bac district, bestowed with stunning landscapes, is developing ecological and resort tourism offerings. Several tourist sites, put into operation this year, has attracted throngs of high-spending and young domestic visitors.
