The signing ceremony of the agreement among travel firms of Ho Chi Minh City and eight expanded northwestern provinces.

Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam underlined that when international tourism has yet to recover in a short time due to COVID-19 pandemic, the domestic market has been the focus on tourism sector. At the same time, this is a good chance for domestic travelers to enjoy services that mostly target foreigners.

The Deputy PM said that he hopes northwestern provinces to create more favourable conditions for the attraction of investment from businesses in the development of infrastructure and services serving tourism, while strengthening the links not only among them but also among localities inside a province and among departments, sectors and service suppliers in the locality.

Tourism development in northwestern province will contribute to helping local resident to reduce poverty in a sustainable manner, accessing a more diverse culture of the world and bringing about chances to promote the culture of Vietnamese people to foreign friends, he said.

Deputy PM Dam reminded the localities to associate tourism development with sustainable development and environmental protection, avoiding "hot” development.

In the current context, tourism promotion should go along with the protection of health and the prevention of COVID-19 pandemic in the community, he said, asking the localities to prepare for recovery and attracting foreign tourists after the pandemic is controlled. They should also upgrade the quality of services, so as to turn tourism into a spearhead sector.

Delegates visit the pavilion introducing tourism products of Hoa Binh.

At the event, leaders of the localities called on organisations and tourism firms to foster connectivity in domestic investment and expand partnership with foreign partners in building the infrastructure system and communications, thus ensuring the sustainable development of the tourism sector in line with social welfare promotion and protection of environment and heritage.

Within the event’s framework, leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and eight expanded northwestern provinces signed an agreement on connection and cooperation in tourism development in the 2021-2025 period and a plan to implement activities on tourism development links and coordination. A number of activities were also held on the sidelines of the conference, including an online forum to seek measures to enhance tourism connectivity between Ho Chi Minh City and eight expanded northwestern provinces, a programme to welcome tourist groups, the introduction of destinations and tourism products as well as typical commercial products of Ho Chi Minh City and the eight localities./.

Related Topics

Authorities explore tourist attractions in Hoa Binh Lake Tourism Area

Thung waterfall attracts tourists with wild beauty

Da Bac leverages ethnic minority cultures to boost tourism

Go Lao waterfall enchants visitors

---

Hoa Binh province welcomed about 3.6 million tourist views

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. 

Terraced rice fields in Lac Son district lure 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.

Tourism development brings changes to Mong people’s life in Hoa Binh

The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.

Hoa Binh Lake area forms attractive tourist destination

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 Bac district: tourism helps raise living standards of ethnic minority groups

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 9 months, Mai Chau district welcomed over 684 thousand visitors

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.