My Khanh, the first tourist village in the Mekong Delta to receive 4-star OCOP tourism product certification

On December 23, 2023, My Khanh Tourist Village, Phong Dien District, held the Opening Ceremony of the OCOP Can Tho - Western Region Products Introduction and Sales Point. Here, My Khanh Tourist Village received the Decision to certify the first OCOP tourism product unit of Can Tho city and the Mekong Delta.

Delegates attending the OCOP 4-star Decision Awarding Day at My Khanh Tourist Village. Photo: Yen Nhi

Established in 1996, after more than 25 years of operation and development, My Khanh Tourist Village is considered the most attractive and typical tourist destination in the Mekong Delta. Every year, the Village welcomes thousands of visitors, contributing to increasing revenue from tourism services for the city. In the first half of this year alone, tourist destinations in Phong Dien district welcomed over 530,000 visitors (an increase of 56% over the same period); of which, the number of domestic tourists increased by 55%, foreign tourists increased by 100%.

Over the past 4 years, Can Tho city has implemented the OCOP Program - a program to develop the rural economy in the direction of promoting internal resources (intelligence, creativity, labor, raw materials and local culture...)

Up to now, Can Tho has had 148 OCOP certified products, of which 75 products are 4-star certified and 73 products are 3-star certified. In particular, My Khanh Tourist Village is the first tourism product of Can Tho city and the Mekong Delta to be certified as 4-star OCOP.

At the ceremony to award the 4-star OCOP Decision to My Khanh Tourist Village, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc He, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, also requested all levels to always pay attention, support and help My Khanh Tourist Village in particular and the city's OCOP products in general with very practical actions such as: training, coaching, guidance, support in the application of science and technology, product certification, product branding, advertising and trade promotion so that My Khanh Tourist Village can develop better in the future.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc He, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, spoke at the ceremony to receive the 4-star OCOP tourism certification decision of My Khanh Tourist Village. Photo: Internet.

Not only attracting tourists, My Khanh Tourist Village also constantly promotes local OCOP specialties to visitors from near and far, enhancing the value of regional OCOP products. Thereby, contributing to preserving and promoting the value of traditional folk culture and cuisine, gradually building and maintaining the brand of each locality.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc He, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, hopes that My Khanh Tourist Village will always develop better and better, striving to achieve 5-star OCOP tourism standards in the near future.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoang, Deputy Director of My Khanh Tourist Village, Phong Dien District, shared that many activities will be organized to attract tourists, such as: crab racing; folk games, the program "A day as a landlord" ... In this period, we are very honored and proud that My Khanh Tourist Village is certified as one of the first 4-star OCOP tourist destinations in the region. Such recognition helps us to further improve our customer service as well as meet food safety criteria, increasingly creating new and unique tourism products to attract tourists.

At the ceremony to receive the Decision on certifying 4-star tourism products (OCOP), taking place on December 23, My Khanh Tourist Village also opened the introduction and sale point for OCOP products of Can Tho and the West, OCOP Specialty Week, and the "Western Specialty" Festival in 2024. The program has the theme "Homeland Taste", contributing to preserving and promoting the cultural values, traditional folk cuisine, gradually building and maintaining the brand of each locality./.

Yanjiang