(HBO) - On August 17, in Lac Son district, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a training course on the skills in rural tourism services (OCOP).
The trainees are
practicing the basic skills in the homestay tourism.
42 individuals, households and cooperatives are doing business, being capable of developing community tourism in the association with building new rural areas, the officials in charge of tourism of the district’s Department of Culture and Information, the social and cultural officials of the potential destination of community tourism from Tu Do commune attended the training course.
In the framework of the training content,
with the communication of the experienced lecturers from TAD Vietnam
Development joint Stock Company, the trainees were equipped with the basic
knowledge and skills in tourism, the access to method of capturing customers’
psychology, the communication skills, and the behavior in tourism business in the
locality. Thereby, it helps improve the expertise, profession, quality of the
human resources operating in the tourism sector of the district. At the same
time, it contributes to economic restructuring, job transformation for the
workforce at places with potential for developing community tourism, improving
the income and the people's life.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.