The whole village burst into happiness.
"Ten years ago, when I and the Lo Lo people in the village started developing tourism, there were many uncertainties and difficulties, moments of joy and tears. But last night, when the whole village officially heard the news that Lo Lo Chai had become the world's best tourist village in 2025, we were overwhelmed with happiness and excitement. The sweat and tears of those days have now yielded results," Mr. Sinh Di Gai, head of Lo Lo Chai village (Lung Cu commune, Tuyen Quang province), shared with VietNamNet reporters .
Mr. Sinh Di Gai was also a pioneer in opening homestays in Lo Lo Chai since 2011.
"By 2015, when my family's homestay business was successful, I started encouraging villagers to participate in tourism . In 2017-2018, several more homestays appeared in the village, and the number increased significantly around 2022. To date, 56 out of 120 households in the village operate homestays, while the rest run restaurants, cafes, herbal bath services, and engage in livestock farming and crop cultivation to provide clean food," Mr. Gai proudly stated.
According to the village head, many households in Lo Lo Chai have now successfully escaped poverty and become successful entrepreneurs thanks to tourism, buying cars, investing in their children's education, and so on.
Currently, Lo Lo Chai village has about 40 traditional houses, most of which are repurposed as homestays. Each homestay is decorated in a traditional style. Ancient artifacts of the Lo Lo people are also displayed in the rooms, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere.
The hallmark of Tuyen Quang tourism.
On October 17th, in Zhejiang, China, the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) announced the "Best Tourism Villages 2025" award for Lo Lo Chai Cultural Tourism Village (Lung Cu commune, Tuyen Quang province) and Quynh Son Community Tourism Village (Bac Son commune, Lang Son province).
The "World's Best Village" award is a global initiative to honor rural destinations that have achieved outstanding results in cultural and natural conservation, sustainable tourism development, and improving community livelihoods. The award is selected based on a rigorous system of criteria including governance, innovation, sustainability, environmental impact, and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), becoming an international benchmark for high-quality community-based tourism models.
After evaluating more than 270 applications from 65 countries, UN Tourism recognized the rich and outstanding cultural and natural resources, along with the commitment to sustainable tourism development, of Lo Lo Chai and Quynh Son.
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tuyen Quang province, in recent years, Tuyen Quang province has focused on building the brand of Lo Lo Chai village, Lung Cu commune, as a community tourism destination developing in a green and sustainable direction.
Local communities have enhanced their capacity through training programs in hospitality, service management, food safety and hygiene, fire prevention and control, environmental protection, and civilized tourism conduct.
"The success of Lo Lo Chai is not only a source of pride for the local community but also a significant milestone in the journey of establishing Tuyen Quang's tourism brand on the world map," affirmed the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tuyen Quang province.
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