(HBO) - The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province launched the second domestic tourism stimulus in 2020, during a ceremony held at BaKhan Vila Resort in Khan Ha village, Son Thuy commune (Mai Chau district).
Tourism activities in Hoa Binh have
remained sluggish since the start of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In
response to a stimulus initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
in March themed "Vietnamese people travel Vietnam”, the province launched the
first stimulus campaign which brought together nearly 200 participants and
helped to revitalise Hoa Binh’s tourism sector.
However, as COVID-19 outbreak re-emerged in
Da Nang central city, which is a major tourism hub of the country, in late
July, Hoa Binh’s tourism also bore the brunt.
joining the ministry’s freshly-launched
campaign to bolster domestic tourism for the second time after epidemic hotbeds
have been brought under control, the province rolls out similar one focusing on
safe and attractive tourism. A famtrip was arranged on October 13 within the
framework of the campaign to look into a resort tourism product on weekends on
Hoa Binh reservoir.
Addressing the launch ceremony, Vice
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan briefed participants
on the province’s potential, advantages and tourism development orientations in
the near future.
He urged departments, sectors and members
of the province’s tourism steering board, authorities of districts and city to
carry out the campaign in an extensive and effective manner.
The official also asked tourism firms to
show commitment on price stabilisation coupled with unchanged service quality,
bolster communications on promotions while ensuring safety against the spread
of COVID-19, food poisoning and explosions, among others.
The Vietnam Tourism Association and
domestic travel companies were requested to work together to boost travel
demand in Hoa Binh in particular and the whole country in general to reach set
targets./.
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.