Young people passionate about tourism development

(Quang Ngai Newspaper) - In recent years, many young people have promoted their creativity and dynamism, participating in the management and promotion of local tourism , contributing to the development of the province's "smokeless industry".

Contribute to the development of the homeland

In Ly Son district, the increasingly developing tourism industry has created opportunities for many young people with knowledge of business administration and marketing to work in this field. Having studied business administration at Nha Trang University, Mr. Dang Van Sam (31 years old), from Be Island (Ly Son), chose to return to his hometown to start a business. He is one of the young people on Be Island who has been quite successful with the homestay tourism model.

During the summer, Mr. Sam's homestay "Ly Son Bungalow hostel", with 6 rooms, is always booked. Many tourists choose to stay at Sam's homestay "Ly Son Bungalow hostel", because this accommodation is invested in prominently, with a lovely wooden house, and many eye-catching miniatures...

Ms. Tran Thi Thu Thuy informs tourists about the outstanding activities of Go Co Community Tourism Village, Pho Thanh Ward (Duc Pho Town).

“My homestay is inspired by Indian-style bungalows. After nearly 5 years in the tourism business, I have invested more than 2 billion VND to make the homestay better serve tourists’ accommodation needs. As young people, we want to contribute to the development of Ly Son tourism, becoming a national tourist area in the future,” Sam confided.

Studying tourism business administration at Duy Tan University, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung (38 years old), in My Lai village, Tinh Khe commune (Quang Ngai city), has used the knowledge he learned to develop local tourism. As the Director of My Khe Agricultural and Community Tourism Cooperative, Mr. Dung and a number of young people in the locality have developed a community tourism model to exploit and promote the value of Tinh Khe coconut forest. After nearly 3 years, Tinh Khe coconut forest has become one of the destinations attracting many tourists.

“Previously, people did tourism on their own, without proper organization, so the local tourism potential could not be fully exploited. Since we established the cooperative and mobilized people to participate, the commune’s tourism activities have increasingly flourished. Along with the cooperative investing in more convenient services, the mangrove forest being recognized as a provincial tourist destination has helped Tinh Khe get its name on the province’s tourism map,” said Mr. Dung.

Dedicated to the village

Nestled next to An Khe lagoon and Sa Huynh coast, Go Co village in Pho Thanh ward (Duc Pho town) still preserves many vestiges of the ancient Sa Huynh culture. The unique and distinctive features of the landscape, combined with the gentleness and simplicity of the people here, have created a famous Go Co community tourism village that everyone wants to visit once to experience.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Tien Dung said that, in addition to factors such as resources, infrastructure, facilities, etc., people always play a decisive role in creating a complete tourism product. The good news is that in tourist areas and destinations, more and more young people are participating in managing, exploiting and developing community tourism activities, contributing to improving the efficiency of the province's tourism industry.

One of the young people participating in developing this community tourism destination is increasingly known to many domestic and foreign tourists, that is Ms. Tran Thi Thu Thuy (30 years old). Ms. Thuy is a daughter of Go Co village, after graduating from the finance - business major at the University of Finance - Marketing ( Ho Chi Minh City), she chose to return to her hometown to start a business. Ms. Thuy and the Board of Directors of Go Co village community tourism cooperative have proposed many solutions to develop community tourism.

In 2023, Ms. Thuy was elected as the President of Go Co Village Community Tourism Cooperative. Currently, the Cooperative has 33 members, with 9 community tourism groups such as: Homestay, dining, Bai Choi exchange, singing and dancing; cooking experience, net weaving, farming and bamboo boat rowing experience.

“Since joining the Go Co Village Community Tourism Cooperative, we have organized training courses to provide more professional tourism knowledge to the people. Thereby creating jobs and increasing income for the cooperative members; at the same time, preserving the traditional cultural values ​​of our homeland,” said Ms. Thuy.

Article and photos: KIM NGAN

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