(HBO) - The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province has opened a refresher course to improve kills related to rural tourism services (OCOP) in 2019 in Da Bac district, which will last from August 20-26.
Attending
the course are 35 trainees who are from travel agencies and tour operators,
individuals, households and cooperatives specializing in community-based
tourism development in connection with new-style rural area; and those units in
charge of culture, sports and tourism of the district and Hien Luong and Tien
Phong communes.
Trainees
are provided with basic knowledge on tourism overview, the Law on Tourism 2017,
the Government’s Decree and Circular of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism on the implementation of the Law on Tourism; communication skills;
experience in community tourism service business; and practices of reception,
accommodations and food.
In
this course, trainees will be offered a chance to participate in a field trip
to Moc Chau district, Son La province.
The
course is expected to raise participants’ awareness of the importance of
tourism development in connection with new rural construction./.
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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