The model of community-based tourism in remote communes of Son La province has developed quite strongly over recent years, running in parallel with the restoration of the unique traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities to promote typical ethnic minority identities.
Hanoi is working to make a breakthrough in tourism development this year by creating new and distinctive products to attract more domestic and international visitors, according to the municipal Tourism Department.
The central province of Nghe An boasts much potential for community-based tourism, but still needs support policies to facilitate this type of tourism.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has developed a plan to build ecological museum models in an attempt to preserve cultural heritages in ethnic minority communities in association with tourism. With over 90 percent of its population being Tay ethnic minority people, Nghia Do commune in Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province, has been selected to promote the model.
The southern province of Tay Ninh is applying itself to developing modern and civilised new-style rural areas to generate sustainable values for its countryside in the new period.
With a host of attractive tourism programmes and beautiful terraced rice fields, Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is becoming a popular destination among domestic and international tourists.
Boasting a range of stunning landscapes, together with a kaleidoscope of ethnic minority cultures, Con Cuong district in the central province of Nghe An has made substantial investments in developing community-based tourism with a view to improving local livelihoods and preserving the outstanding features of ethnic minority culture.
With advantages in rich mangrove and freshwater ecosystems, many Mekong Delta provinces have been promoting eco-tourism and community-based tourism. Ca Mau province has also been increasingly promoting the development of community-based tourism to turn it into a typical tourism product. The model not only offers interesting experiences to visitors but also helps improve the lives of local people.
The People’s Committee of Hanoi has made a plan on developing agricultural and rural tourism in tandem with new-style rural area building during 2022 - 2025, part of efforts to boost sustainable tourism development.
Farmers in the Mekong Delta have played an important role in tourism development, giving the region a facelift and contributing significantly to its socio-economic growth. Community-based tourism and nature-based tourism products created in Tra Vinh province have generated stable incomes for local farmers involved.
The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is making meticulous preparations to promote its community-based tourism sites during its hosting of a cultural and tourism week from April 14 to 17.
The south-central province of Ninh Thuan has recently seen positive changes in community-based tourism, with local people strengthening their investment and turning agricultural fields into tourism sites to attract more visitors.
The central province of Quang Nam is ramping up efforts to complete construction of Cong troi Dong Giang (Dong Giang – Gate to Heaven) eco-tourism site since it is hosting the Visit Vietnam Year 2022. The tourism site is expected to bring incredible experience to visitors, who have been already familiar with Hoi An ancient town or My Son sanctuary.
Cua Khe fish sauce village in Thang Binh district in central Quang Nam province is capitalising on strengths in local tourism and cultural values to develop its traditional craft in a sustainable manner.
The northern province of Bac Giang will focus on implementing solutions to tourism development this year while applying flexible measures to keep the COVID-19 pandemic under control, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Minh Ha has said.
The central province of Thanh Hoa is making efforts to develop community-based tourism in its mountainous district of Ngoc Lac in a bid to preserve the traditional stilt houses of the local Muong ethnic people, which account for over 70 percent of the district’s population.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has been assigned to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to make agritourism development part of the National Target Programme on new-style rural area building in the 2021-2025 period.