(HBO) - The tourism industry is thriving after 61 years and it has contributed tremendously to the economic growth of the locality, especially since the province's re-establishment.
The beautiful scenery at Ngoi Hoa Bay in Suoi Hoa commune (Tan Lac
district) is part of the potential for the development of Hoa Binh Lake Tourist
Area.
Mai Chau, a tourism hotspot of Hoa Binh province
has been chosen by many tourists for not only one but many of their trips. Here,
tourists can experience unforgettable culture, ethnic cuisine, and peaceful
feeling.
In the 2016-2020 period, over 334,500 tourists
visited Mai Chau each year, generating total revenue of 147.4 billion VND/year.
Here, community-based tourism has developed in event remote communes.
Ha Thi Hoa, head of the Culture and Sports
Department of Mai Chau district, said that Mai Chau has been focusing on
building the image of an "attractive - friendly - safe" tourist
destination while intensifying tourism promotion activities.
Hoa Binh Lake, dubbed the "Ha Long Bay on
the mountain", has proved its attraction to tourists. Local authority is
working to turn Hoa Binh Lake tourism site into a national tourism area.
Accordingly, investment is made to build tourism infrastructure, and the Hoa
Binh Lake tourism site is promoted on the media, in tandem with setting up
linkages in tourism activities with other Northern provinces and Hanoi capital.
It can be said that the Hoa Binh Lake tourism
site, which has initially achieved some conditions to become a national tourism
site and Mai Chau district are the highlights of the tourism industry of Hoa
Binh province.
In recent years, the number of tourists and
total revenue from tourism in Hoa Binh province has grown at an average rate of
over 10 percent per year. The province has attracted over 4.1 trillion VND
worth of investment in tourism, creating jobs for over 14,000 labourers,
including about 4,000 labourers with professional training.
Bui Thi Niem, Director of the Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that in order to optimise local advantages
and turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector of the province, Hoa Binh
will focus on sustainable tourism development, in association with preserving
and promoting ethnic cultural identities, landscapes and biodiversity, as
well as with the building of new-style rural areas.
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.
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