(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.
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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