(HBO) – In the whole province, there are 3,120 employees working in the tourism sector, including State management agencies, accommodation establishments, tourist sites and resorts. In recent years, together with investing in material facilities, tourism infrastructure, the task of training and fostering the labor quality in the tourism sector have been paid attention, contributing to promote the tourism industry of the province to develop, attract domestic and foreign tourists to visit and relax.
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Currently, the province's tourism sector has
more than 3,100 people, of which 276 people have university degrees or higher,
399 people with intermediate level or college degrees; 1,007 people have primary
level and 1,438 unskilled laborers.
In the province, the model of community-based
tourism has been and is being developed in most localities, mainly in the
districts of Mai Chau, Da Bac, Tan Lac, etc. The characteristics of this model
is that the local people make the tourism business. They are the people who
directly contact with visitors. If they have a good professional level, they
will make good impression and satisfaction to visitors.
At present, the province has 407 tourist
accommodation establishments, including 5 three-star hotels, 18 two-star
hotels, nine 1-star hotels, 233 guest houses and 142 stilt houses. With more
than 2,000 direct laborers in the industry, the task of improving the quality
of laborers is always a matter of concern. Over the past years, the Department
of Culture, Sports and Tourism has opened many professional training courses
for laborers in the field of tourism. In 2017, 9 training courses of tourism
professional skills for 742 trainees were opened. In which, there were 3 classes
for drivers and crews on board to transport tourists with 290 trainees; 3
classes for 300 trainees of staff, specialists in charge of tourism activities
at the Boards of Culture and Communications of the districts, city, commune
cultural staff, owners of business units and households engaged in tourism
activities; 2 training courses on homestay tourism skills for business
households staying in the homestay; 1 class for car drivers and service staff
on passenger transport cars. From the beginning of the year, the department has
opened 5 courses for 354 trainees in management of accommodation, tourism
profession, community tourism and tourism product development.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
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.