(HBO) - The Party Committee of Tan Lac has issued a specialized resolution on the tourism development. In particular, taking advantage of investment resources for tourism development has been focused on; diversifying the tourism services, the propaganda, promotion and advertisement of tourism, attracting investors to the district, building and developing the tourism products.
Being invested, the households in Buoi Can village, Phong Phu commune (Tan Lac) develop community tourism.
According to Head of the Propaganda and Training Commission of Tan Lac Party Committee, stemming from the fact that one of the weaknesses of Tan Lac tourism is not mobilizing a lot of investment resources for tourism. Advertising and promoting activities, joint ventures and cooperation are still limited, the tourism products are monotonous. Therefore, the district has determined to create favorable conditions to support the potential investors to survey and study the advantages of tourism development in the district.
At the same time, they have been integrating the national target programs to speed up the investment in the infrastructure attracting tourism development. In parallel with that, the district has focused on implementing the tourism promotion well. They have also been researching the tourism market, gradually forming the traditional products and souvenirs to introduce to tourists. They have associated with the agricultural sector to produce the typical agricultural products. They have also been developing the tourism products suitable to the local practical conditions, such as the community tourism, the convalescence tourism, the cave exploration tourism, landscape and cultural and spiritual tourism.
Thanks to the synchronous solutions, in 3 years of implementing the resolution, Tan Lac district has achieved 4 out of 5 basic targets. They include the average tourism growth of about 32.03% a year; the total tourism income in 2016 reached more than 18,018 billion VND, in 2018 it increased to more than 30 billion VND; the accommodation is 270 rooms, including 2 hotels with 2-star standards, 7 accommodation establishments have ensured the accommodation standards for guests.
In addition, the district has developed 4 community tourism sites with 18 households doing homestay business. The number of employees who have been offered jobs from the tourism sector has increased to 284 direct employees and 260 indirect ones. They have been attracting 10 tourism development projects, including 5 projects on resort tourism and eco-tourism within Hoa Binh lake; the investment policy on the eco-tourism project and the nature conservation of the cloud valley in Quyet Chien commune; Thung Khe Ecotourism and the spiritual tourism have been approved with a total capital of over 1,829 billion VND.
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.