The People's Committee of Hau Giang province has just issued a decision approving the Project for the Development of Community Tourism in Hau Giang province until 2025, with a vision to 2030.
Accordingly, community-based tourism development must be linked to local socio -economic development, resource protection, preservation and promotion of cultural resource values, respect for indigenous cultural values and community values, and ensuring environmental hygiene, security, and national defense.
The model of agricultural production combined with ecotourism in Hau Giang is gradually developing. Photo: Ethnic Groups and Development Newspaper.
Developing community-based tourism (CBT) benefits local communities. Local people participate in CBT as both organizers and beneficiaries, actively providing services such as accommodation, transportation, food and beverage services, souvenir sales, and support for tourists.
Developing diverse and sustainable community-based tourism (CBT) products and agricultural production models combined with ecotourism, cultural, historical, artistic, handicraft, and traditional village tourism…
Target by 2025: Focus investment, construction, and development on three pilot models in Vi Thanh City, Chau Thanh A District, and Nga Bay City; continue to support existing community-based tourism destinations.
By 2030: Continue to support the expansion of community-based tourism (CBT) sites in districts, towns, and cities throughout the province. Continue to support other CBT sites, especially those registered according to district-level plans.
Focus on developing community-based tourism models that combine: cultural, historical, and spiritual tourism; agricultural, ecological, and experiential tourism; and culinary, shopping, and resort tourism. Widely promote the province's community-based tourism products through the use of digital technology in tourism (smart tourism).
Overall upgrading of infrastructure, additional services, and extending the length of stay; promoting tourist spending on community-based tourism products in the province; establishing companies with the capacity to develop community-based tourism in the province; creating jobs for workers at community-based tourism destinations; and increasing income for local people from tourism activities.
Tourism clustering in Hau Giang is determined by two main factors: favorable transportation and geographical location, and similarities in tourism resources and products. (Photo: Ethnic Minorities and Development Newspaper)
Orientation of Community-Based Tourism Products: Based on the province's distinctive strengths and current market trends, Hau Giang can orient itself towards suitable tourism product groups that are closely linked to the community, such as: Community-based tourism products associated with historical and cultural relics and prominent scenic spots; community-based tourism products associated with agroecology, high-tech agriculture, new rural areas, and traditional craft villages; community-based tourism products associated with distinctive cuisine; and community-based tourism products associated with spiritual tourism.
Regarding tourism development space: Tourism clustering is determined based on two main factors: favorable transportation and geographical location, and similarity in tourism resources and products. From this, Hau Giang's tourism sector can be divided into four clusters: Vi Thanh City and Vi Thuy District; Long My Town and Long My District; Phung Hiep District and Nga Bay City.
The total investment for community-based tourism development in the province is 32.61 trillion VND. Of this, 20.46 trillion VND comes from the state budget and 12.15 trillion VND from other sources.
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