(HBO) – The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh and that of the central coastal province of Binh Dinh enhanced tourism development linkage between the two provinces in the new normal during a conference held in Hoa Binh city on May 28.
Leaders of the Hoa Binh
Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Binh Dinh Tourism Department
ink a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation.
At the event, businesses of the
provinces introduced their outstanding products and services. Hoa Binh holds a
geographical advantage of its close proximity to Hanoi capital city, cultural
identity and the Hoa Binh reservoir tourism complex. Meanwhile, Binh Dinh
boasts strengths in ocean tourism.
Participants discussed ways to
fine-tune products, destinations and services as well as put forward
recommendations to devise programmes linking travel companies of the two
provinces.
The departments signed a
memorandum of understanding for the 2022-26 period, with an aim to promote the
public-private partnership in tourism, develop products and markets along with
intra-province travel tours meeting the demand of tourists at home and abroad.
The departments will also
bolster communication work and create favourable conditions for the cooperation
between tourism associations and businesses./.
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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