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./.
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.