(HBO) - In order to ensure the implementation of the dual goals of COVID-19 prevention and control and socio-economic development, a number of tourist areas and attractions in Hoa Binh province are preparing to reopen, mainly serving local visitors.
Serena Resort Kim Boi (Kim Boi district) prepares conditions to ensure pandemic
prevention and health safety to serve tourists in the province.
After the pandemic situation showed positive
signs in provinces and cities across the country and some localities are
loosening social distancing measures, Serena Resort Kim Boi has launched a
welcome programme to call for tourists to come to the site for hot mineral
baths.
Luu Dinh Tien, executive director of the tourist
site said that the site has prepared all necessary conditions to welcome
visitors, and at the same time adhere to pandemic prevention and control
regulations. The tourist site only accepts adults with "vaccine passports” and
children under 12 years old. Along with local tourists, Serena Resort Kim Boi
also opens its door to those from outside the province who get full two shots
of vaccine and have the negative result of a rapid antigen test performed
within 72 hours.
Mai Chau Lodge resort in Mai Chau town (Mai
Chau) has just launched a special promotion programme called "Finding
peace amidst COVID-19" exclusively for families in Hoa Binh. The programme
is applied to families including two adults, two children under 12 years old
and visitors who are eligible to stay in accordance with provincial
regulations. Previously, the price of each luxury room was 1.7 million VND per
night for two adults and two children, while in the promotion programme, the
room price is reduced to 899,000 VND and one set of special food for the whole
family is offered as well.
Currently, as tourists outside the province are
still hesitant to travel, promoting tourism within the province is in
accordance with the trend of boosting tourism in association with ensuring
safety against COVID-19. According to Bui Xuan Truong, Deputy Director of the
provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the context that the
pandemic is put under control in the province and is abating in localities
nationwide, tourist areas and attractions begin welcoming visitors, with focus
on those who are living and working in the province, and are fully vaccinated.
The reopening of tourism activities helps local tourists experience services
with many incentives right where they live.
The local tourism industry has directed units,
enterprises, organizations and individuals doing business in tourism to
strictly implement pandemic prevention and control measures, and ensure service
quality and interests for tourists./.
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.
