(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.

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