HBO - In the first six months of 2023, accommodation establishments in Hoa Binh province focused on improving service quality, security and order as well as human and asset safety, and food safety and hygiene, and COVID-19 prevention and control.
Photo: Tourists try their hands at traditional medicine
making of the Dao Tien ethnic people in Sung village, Cao Son commune (Da Bac).
In addition, tourism promotion activities were enhanced
through the tourism digital transformation, stimulus and development
cooperation programmes. A number of new and attractive tourism products and
services were put into operation.
In the first half, the province served 2.36 million
visitors, up 28.8% over the same period last year, equal to 67.4% of the yearly
plan. Of the total, there are 240,000 foreign holiday-makers and 2.12 million
domestic ones. Total revenue from tourists reached 2.3 trillion VND (97 million
USD), up 16.2% year-on-year, equivalent to 59% of the yearly plan./.
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.