(HBO) - On November 8, in Lac Son district, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held the opening of a training course on English and communication skills on OCOP rural tourism services in 2022. There was the attentionn of the representatives of the district’s People's Committee, the officials from the departments and the appropriate authorities of the district and 25 leaners, the households doing community tourism in Tu Do commune.
A training course on English and
communication skills on rural tourism services for 25 participants who are the
households doing community tourism in Tu Do commune, Lac Son district.
The training course was held from
November 8-15. Accordingly, the learners studied in class and they had 4 days
of field trip at Mu waterfalls (Lac Son). The class imparts the leaneares the
topic of psychology and communication skills, the basic concepts of
communication skills in tourism. The tourism English topic with 6 contents:
Welcoming guests to the family accommodation/restaurant; introducing the
services and the infrastructure/services at the homestay; food and drink;
handling the needs of tourists; direct sales; taking orders and recommending
the traditional dishes and paying bills.
In addition, the training course
aims to equip the English knowledge, the basic skills in communication and behavior
in rural tourism activities for the officials and the employees of the
management and travel agencies; the individuals, the households and the
cooperatives doing business. Accordingly, it helps contribute to improving the
professionalism and quality of the local rural service workforce. At the same
time, it helps the learners to be aware of conserving and preserving the
national cultural identity associated with tourism development, further
improving the spiritual and material values, developing tourism so that it
becomes a spearhead economic sector of the locality.
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.
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