Linking and promoting tourism development in Hoa Binh

Bordering the capital Hanoi, convenient transportation, fresh climate, rich cultural identity of ethnic groups, increasingly diverse tourism products... Hoa Binh is an attractive destination for Hanoi people. On the contrary, the cultural capital with dense historical relics, scenic spots and cultural convergence is a favorite destination for Hoa Binh people. Strengthening links to promote tourism in Hoa Binh - Hanoi to continue to develop rapidly and sustainably is the goal set for both localities. Article 1 - Hoa Binh - an attractive destination for tourists in the capital

The Khai Ha Festival of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province is one of the major festivals that attracts many tourists to explore and experience.

The road system has been invested in expanding and upgrading, reducing the distance from Hoa Binh to Hanoi to only about 1 hour by car. The attention to infrastructure investment and encouraging tourism development has made Hoa Binh - Hanoi increasingly have many attractive tourism products, worth visiting and experiencing.

Transportation opens the way for tourism

After more than 4 years of construction, the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh route, over 25 km long, with a total investment of nearly 3,000 billion VND, was officially opened to traffic on the occasion of the anniversary of the Capital Liberation Day on October 10, 2018. The route has contributed significantly to opening up socio-economic development opportunities for the Northwest region in general, especially Hoa Binh province in particular. Previously, the project to renovate and upgrade the 30.6 km long National Highway 6 Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh was completed in 2015, contributing to making travel between Hoa Binh and Hanoi more convenient.

Continuing to create momentum for the development of the Northwestern provinces, promoting regional connectivity between Hanoi and the Northwestern provinces, on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2023), Hanoi City has started construction of the road connecting from National Highway 21 to the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh Expressway. This route is 6.7km long, with a cross-section of 120 - 180m, with a total investment of 5,200 billion VND. The starting point of the route connects with the asterisk intersection between Thang Long Avenue and National Highway 21 in Thach Hoa Commune, Thach That District; the end point connects with Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh Road in Yen Binh Commune, Thach That District. On the route from Hanoi to Hoa Binh City, this is the "bottleneck" section due to degraded road surface, narrow roadway, and heavy traffic volume, so there are frequent local congestions, and vehicles have to move at slow speeds. Therefore, this route, scheduled to be completed in 2026, will make travel between Hoa Binh and Hanoi faster and more convenient.

In order to meet the transportation needs connecting the Northwest - Hanoi, serving the socio-economic development of the Northwest provinces and the Capital region according to the planning, creating a driving force to promote socio-economic development for Hoa Binh province in particular and the Northwest region in general, Hoa Binh province has met, agreed and agreed on the investment and construction plan and committed to arranging local budget capital to participate in the implementation of the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh Road Expansion Investment Project under the form of a PPP contract using state budget capital. The project has a total length of 23.04km, of which 6.37km passes through Hanoi and 16.67km through Hoa Binh. The project is invested in building a highway system with a scale of 6 lanes, a design speed of 100km/h, with a total investment of 9,382 billion VND. After completion, this project will form a high-speed, shortest and most convenient road for vehicles, especially trucks. At the same time, maximize the advantages of geographical location and natural conditions of Hoa Binh province and Son La and Dien Bien provinces, especially the tourism development potential of Hoa Binh and Son La provinces; strongly promote the linkage in tourism development between Hanoi and Hoa Binh as well as the Northwestern provinces.

Develop potential, invest accordingly

To continue to promote potential and boost tourism development, Hoa Binh province is actively developing new types of tourism associated with the strengths of each locality; gradually building a product development strategy, building a Hoa Binh tourism brand associated with unique, characteristic images bearing the cultural identity of ethnic groups, especially the Muong ethnic group.

Comrade Bui Xuan Truong, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: Hoa Binh is focusing on developing products such as: community tourism imbued with national cultural identity, resort tourism, sports tourism (paragliding, golf, marathon), agricultural tourism associated with craft village experiences, OCOP products... Effectively implementing the model of economic development of agricultural and rural tourism; community tourism associated with craft village experiences and tourist destinations associated with traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities. Types of tourism that are of interest to young people and attract a large number of visitors include: camping, bathing in waterfalls, streams... The above activities contribute to attracting a large number of tourists, expanding the market, promoting Hoa Binh tourism with the motto: "Unique products - Professional services - Competitive prices - Green, clean, beautiful environment - Safe, civilized, friendly destinations".

In particular, localities are now effectively exploiting tourism products in the Hoa Binh Lake area: Walking and cycling routes around the lake; experiencing community tourism, weekend resorts; spiritual tourism restored and maintained well. Localities also choose traditional industries to preserve and create products for tourism development; deploy tourism products on the Da River to connect road and waterway tourism routes...

Ms. Bui Thi Thanh Huyen, Deputy Head of the Travel Management Department, Hanoi Department of Tourism, commented: In recent times, Hanoi travel agencies have increased connections and implemented tours and tourist routes to the Northwestern provinces. In which, Hoa Binh is the first stop on the itinerary. In reality, tourists are particularly impressed with the traditional cultural festivals of ethnic minorities such as: Xen Muong, Khai Ha Muong ethnic group, Tien Pagoda... With the advantage of natural landscapes, Hoa Binh is chosen by many schools in Hanoi as a place to organize extracurricular activities and picnics at sightseeing spots and tourist areas such as: Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, Sun Village Hoa Binh (Hoa Binh City); Giang Mo village (Cao Phong); An Lac Eco Farm & Hot Spring (Kim Boi); Muong Xanh village (Luong Son)...

To promote tourism development, Hoa Binh has issued many mechanisms and policies to attract investment. To date, the province has nearly 70 tourism investment projects with a total registered capital of over VND 36,400 billion. In the province, there are currently over 500 accommodation establishments that have been assessed, ensuring standards, meeting the increasing needs of tourists; 9 local tourist destinations; 1 provincial tourist area; 2 golf courses put into operation... In the first 6 months of 2024, many accommodation establishments that meet standards were put into operation such as: Mai Da Lodge, Mo Village, Vayang Retreat (Da Bac); homestay businesses in Van Son commune (Tan Lac); Mandala Retreat (Kim Boi)...

In addition, in 2024, the whole province has 55 products registered to participate in the evaluation and classification of OCOP products, including 40 new products and 15 re-evaluated products. Of which, it is expected to have 3 more OCOP products in the tourism and sales group: community tourism (CBT) in Mo hamlet, Binh Thanh commune (Cao Phong), CBT in Cha Day hamlet (Mai Chau), CBT in Da Bia village, Tien Phong commune (Da Bac). The above results contribute to creating unique features for the province's rural areas and developing CBT, becoming a type of tourism resource capable of attracting tourists.

(To be continued)

Duc Anh

Source: http://www.baohoabinh.com.vn/12/193091/Link,-thuc-day-phat-trien-du-lich-Hoa-Binh-Ha-Noi.htm