On the afternoon of April 5, in Hanoi City, Sa Pa Town People's Committee coordinated with Hoan Kiem District People's Committee (Hanoi City) to organize a workshop "Solutions to develop Sa Pa national tourism - Unique, attractive, Friendly and professional towards a clean tourism city in Asean".
This is an activity in the series of events "Sa Pa Culture and Tourism Festival in Hanoi" with the purpose of promoting, promoting and introducing Sa Pa culture and tourism in Hanoi. At the same time, it is an opportunity for Sa Pa town to promote and introduce the potential and strengths of tourism and the unique and unique culture of each ethnic group in the town to attract domestic tourists. international and especially people and businesses of Hanoi capital to visit and stay in Sa Pa town, aiming for 2025, Sa Pa National tourist area will welcome 6 million visitors and by 2030 , welcoming 11 million visitors.
Attending the conference were: Standing member of the National Assembly's Culture and Education Committee Bui Hoai Son, General Secretary of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu Quoc Tri, Standing Deputy Secretary of Sa Pa City Party Committee Thao A Sinh, Chairman Chairman of Sa Pa Town People's Committee To Ngoc Lien, Vice Chairman of Sa Pa Town Do Van Tan and representatives of Hoan Kiem district...
Speaking at the conference, Chairman of Sa Pa Town People's Committee To Ngoc Lien said: Sa Pa is a young town of Lao Cai province upgraded to a town from January 1, 1 including: 2020 communes and 10 wards with 6 villages and 84 residential groups, more than 27 km from Hanoi capital, 300 km southwest of Lao Cai province center, located on National Highway 35D from Lao Cai to Lai Chau, is the gateway between the two regions. Northeast and Northwest. With a natural area of 4 hectares; The population is over 68,473 people, including 72.000 main ethnic groups (Mong, Dao, Tay, Giay, Xa Pho, Kinh).
Sa Pa is one of the famous tourist destinations, with 120 years of establishment and development. With majestic natural landscapes, characteristic climate and unique national culture, Sa Pa is one of the famous tourist destinations in Vietnam and the world. In recent years, with the cooperation of the Party Committee, government, businesses and local communities, Sa Pa's tourism activities have increasingly developed in both quality and quantity; Many places in Sa Pa have been evaluated and voted with impressive titles such as: 1/50 most beautiful towns in the world; 1/14 destinations you need to explore when coming to Asia; 1/10 most attractive tourist destinations in Southeast Asia…
Sa Pa was officially recognized as a National Tourist Area in 2017 and in 2020, officially transferred from rural government to urban government, this is a great advantage for the development of Sa Pa in general and tourism. Sa Pa calendar in particular.
Despite being heavily affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, from 2020 to the end of the first quarter of 2022, the number of tourists decreased sharply. However, when the epidemic was controlled, Sa Pa tourism quickly recovered. By the end of 2022, Sa Pa Town will welcome over 2,5 million visitors and by 2023 - the year Sa Pa tourism turns 120 years old, the town will welcome over 3,68 million visitors.
At the conference, delegates heard the Head of the Culture and Information Department of Sa Pa Town, Hoang Thi Vuong, introduce the socio-economic development situation of the town; Current status of Sa Pa tourism and development orientation in the future; Let's discuss and come up with effective solutions to develop sustainable, unique, attractive, friendly and professional Sa Pa tourism.
Also at the Conference, delegates and tourism businesses of Hanoi spoke and evaluated the potential strengths of Lao Cai tourism in general and Sa Pa Town in particular. Sa Pa is a landmark of Vietnamese tourism, always an attractive destination for domestic and international tourists to explore and experience. Therefore, developing Sa Pa tourism is not only done by Sa Pa and Lao Cai but is also the responsibility of central ministries and branches. In development, Sa Pa tourism is affected by urbanization, landscape, and environment. The comments also shared experiences in tourism development domestically and internationally; Proposing solutions to develop Sa Pa tourism to become green tourism, sustainable, environmentally friendly, preserving traditional cultural values, upgrading infrastructure, creating products with mountainous, ethnic and local characteristics. Focus on developing human resources, applying technology in tourism development, enhancing connectivity, promoting communication and promotion.../.
