Bac Ninh pilots a model of managing green and sustainable tourist destinations in Tay Yen Tu commune.

The project "Effective tourism destination management model with the participation of stakeholders towards a green, plastic-free and low-carbon tourism environment" is expected to be deployed in Tay Yen Tu commune, Bac Ninh province.

According to the Vietnam Tourism Association, the project aims to build an integrated tourism destination management model with the participation of stakeholders, as a foundation for implementing, monitoring and evaluating green tourism development activities. At the same time, it will carry out communication and raise awareness of stakeholders on green transformation in the tourism industry associated with biodiversity conservation and climate change response. From there, it will build a mechanism to replicate the model, transfer knowledge, technical guidance, and lessons learned to other localities nationwide.

Dao people in Mau village in Tay Yen Tu commune.

Accordingly, the project will pilot the construction and operation of an effective tourism destination management model with the participation of local authorities, the private sector and the community at Tay Yen Tu Spiritual and Ecological Tourism Area, Tay Yen Tu commune, Bac Ninh province. The project will implement main groups of activities including: Raising awareness of green tourism for the private sector and local communities to implement an effective and sustainable tourism destination management model; Building a tourism destination management model according to green tourism criteria with the participation of local authorities, the private sector and local communities; Applying a low-carbon tourism approach and implementing a set of criteria for plastic waste-free tourism locally. The project is expected to be implemented over a period of 12 months, divided into 3 phases: Preparation and model building; Pilot implementation and technical intervention; Summary, evaluation and replication.

According to Mr. Vu The Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, destination management is a vital issue for the tourism industry, because destinations contain all necessary tourism services. Focusing on building green tourism destination models will cover green tourism activities, helping to complete the necessary criteria for building green tourism destinations. Therefore, this time, the Association, together with UNDP, is piloting the Tay Yen Tu mountainous commune project (Bac Ninh).

Deputy Director Pham Van Thuy also pointed out that the Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy to 2030 has identified specific contents on green tourism development, which are: Developing tourism to truly become a spearhead economic sector, creating momentum to promote the development of other sectors and fields, making an important contribution to the formation of a modern economic structure. Developing sustainable and inclusive tourism on a green basis and maximizing tourism's contribution to the United Nations' sustainable development goals.

Along with that, prioritize the development of environmentally friendly tourism types such as eco-tourism, community tourism, cultural tourism associated with conservation; integrate green elements into all activities at destinations; apply digital transformation in green tourism destination management, develop smart tourism destinations; deploy methods of assessment, forecasting and responding to risks in green tourism destination management.

Party Secretary, Chairman of the People's Council of Tay Yen Tu commune, Le Duc Thang said: Implementing a two-level local government, Tay Yen Tu commune, Bac Ninh province was established on the basis of merging Tay Yen Tu town and Thanh Luan commune, with a natural area of ​​132.57 km²; has 11 villages, 2,708 households, over 10,664 people, including 13 ethnic groups living together, of which ethnic minorities account for about 28.16% including Tay, Nung, Dao, Cao Lan, San Chi, Kinh and other ethnic groups living together.

Regarding economic development, the average economic growth rate of the commune in the period of 2021 - 2025 reached 8.07%. The total production value in 2025 is estimated at 328 billion VND, an increase of 33.8% compared to 2020. Of which, industry - construction, trade - services account for a large proportion and have a high growth rate. The locality has mobilized over 90 billion VND to develop transport infrastructure, irrigation, domestic water, education, health; invested in the construction of 15 traffic works with a total investment of over 48 billion VND.

Regarding the orientation in the coming time, Tay Yen Tu commune determined to promote economic development associated with spiritual tourism and eco-tourism. At the same time, create favorable conditions to attract businesses to invest in the area, develop industry and trade in the area. Therefore, the project implementation with a management model towards sustainable development.

According to the plan, the project will be piloted in Tay Yen Tu commune, Bac Ninh province in 2026. After this phase, the model will be evaluated, completed and replicated in many other localities across the country. With close coordination between state management agencies, international organizations, businesses and local communities, the project is expected to contribute to the formation of a model tourist destination - green, clean, friendly, sustainable and in harmony with nature.

Traditional Dao medicine brings experiences to tourists.

Ms. Trieu Thi Hoa - Director of the Dao Community Tourism Cooperative in Mau village, Tay Yen Tu commune, Bac Ninh province said: We have many traditional Dao remedies to help protect the health of our people. We hope to receive investment from this project so that we can develop and create many quality tourism products to meet the needs of tourists.

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