Developing Cooperatives associated with community tourism and school tourism

Speaking at the training course, Ms. Tran Thi Kim Thoa said that developing cooperatives associated with community tourism, school tourism, agricultural tourism or eco-tourism is a new type of tourism development that is consistent with the development trend of countries around the world. Currently, in the province, there are a number of agricultural production cooperatives associated with community tourism, school tourism such as Hoa Le dragon fruit cooperative, Thien Nghiep cooperative. To help cooperatives in the province have an overview of the development trend of industries, as well as grasp the market demand, this training course will help members of cooperatives that are producing agriculture in the province understand that in addition to pure agricultural production, it is necessary to combine tourism development, in order to create more values for cooperatives, contributing to improving operational efficiency and increasing income for members of the cooperative.

Ms. Tran Thi Kim Thoa - Vice President of the Provincial Cooperative Union spoke at the training class.

Ms. Tran Thi Kim Thoa hopes that the cooperatives participating in the training course will boldly exchange, discuss, share experiences, good practices as well as raise opinions and difficulties so that this model can develop more strongly in the future.

Representatives of cooperatives in the province attended the training course.

Delegates attending the training course listened to Dr. Vo Thi Kim Sa - Vice Principal of the School of Public Policy and Rural Development present contents related to the organization and management of community tourism cooperatives, school tourism; the role of community tourism cooperatives in local development; benefits of developing community tourism in cooperatives... In addition, the lecturer also shared specific stories from which to discuss with the students to find methods to handle media crises if incidents occur; ways to do sustainable tourism; human resource training plans of cooperatives...

Dr. Vo Thi Kim Sa shares many contents related to community tourism development.

Through the training course, trainees will better understand the importance and benefits of developing cooperatives associated with community tourism; be provided with knowledge and skills to serve tourists; methods and experiences in developing in-depth community tourism models. From there, it will help cooperative members increase income, improve production, diversify services and typical tourism products, contributing to local economic development.