(HBO) - The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated with the People's Committee of Cao Phong district to open a training course on the skills for the rural tourism services (OCOP) in 2020.
The leaders from the Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, Cao Phong People's Committee are having photos
with the lecturers and the students participating in the training.
There
were 32 learners, who are the officials in charge of tourism work of Cao Phong
department of culture and information, participating in the training course.
They are also the leaders from the People's Committees, the socio-cultural
officials and individuals, the households and cooperatives doing business or
being able to develop community tourism in association with building new rural
areas in communes in Binh Thanh and Thach Yen communes (Cao Phong).
The
learners studied the following contents of: The overview of tourism,
disseminating and thoroughly grasping the Tourism Law in 2017, the Government's
Decree and the Circular of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
implementing the Law on Tourism, the Travelers’ psychology and communication
skills, the business on the community tourism service, the reception and
accommodation services, the catering services.
At
the end of the course, the learners were allowed to practice their profession
and go on a field trip in Mai Chau district.
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.