(HBO) - During the four-day public holiday from April 30 to May 3, the northern province of Hoa Binh welcomed 161,543 visitors, including 1,447 foreign visitors, raking in revenue of 95 billion VND.
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Visitors grass skiing at An
Lac Eco Farm and Hot Springs in Vinh Dong commune, Kim Boi district.
Destinations attracting large numbers of tourists included Hoa Binh city
and Mai Chau, Kim Boi, and Cao Phong districts. Mai Chau district was the most popular,
thanks to its rich tourism products and services and many resorts and hotels
that meet the diverse needs of visitors.
Mai Chau district welcomed 43,407 visitors over the holiday, earning
more than 49.6 billion VND, while Hoa Binh city welcomed 36,700 and posted
revenue of 13 billion VND, followed by Cao Phong and Kim Boi districts.
The province’s tourism sector has recovered strongly, with tourist
numbers more than 1.5 times higher than forecasts and increasing handily
compared to the same period in 2021.
Related sectors worked closely to ensure security and order and prevent
and control COVID-19 so that visitors could have a safe holiday full of
different experiences./.
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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