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Agritourism to become integrated economic sector: Minister

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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on March 15 said that agritourism should be turned into an integrated economic sector with agricultural products and typical characteristics of rural areas being used as resources to serve the tourism industry.

Agritourism to become integrated economic sector: Minister hinh anh 1Tourists visit a farm in Lai Vung district, southern province of Dong Thap. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development Le Minh Hoan on March 15 said that agritourism should be turned
into an integrated economic sector with agricultural products and typical
characteristics of rural areas being used as resources to serve the tourism
industry.

Speaking at a teleconference on tourism, Hoan said
that the National Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, already approved by the Prime
Minister, affirms that rural tourism development is identified as one of the
fundamental solutions, a driving force for promoting sustainable new-style rural areas, contributing to bringing into play the advantages and distinctive
values of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers.

At the same time, the
development of new-style rural areas is the foundation to support and create
favourable conditions for the diversified and sustainable development of
agritourism. The National Target Programme on building new-style rural areas
for the period of 2021-2025 has also added components to the development of
agritourism.

Hoan said over the past time, agritourism has recorded strong growth, bringing new “fresh air” and vitality to rural areas.

Preliminary statistics showed that Vietnam currently has about
500 agritourism and rural tourism models.

Thanks to the models, people in remote areas become more
confident and active, many villages got prosperous and values of agricultural products as well as One Commune One Product (OCOP) products have increased thanks to
tourism businesses.

Rice fields, terraced fields, orchards, rivers, streams,
ponds, lakes, and fishing villages are all connected to unique destinations on
the visitors’ journey of experience. Knowledge, indigenous culture, folk
cuisine, and traditional rituals are awakened thanks to tourism.

Agritourism does not only brings higher incomes to people, and
economic benefits to localities, but also creates other intangible values
that help popularise images of Vietnam’s agriculture, and promote agricultural
products right at the farms.

Agritourism also introduces and promotes images of Vietnam’s rural
areas with diverse cultural identities and hospitable rural people. It
also helps increase community connectivity, calling for jointly building green,
clean, and beautiful countrysides and preserving its values.

However, Hoan said agritourism still faces difficulties as
many localities have not yet seen the potential of this type of tourism and
paid insufficient attention.

Many models were developed spontaneously, without making
differences, he said, adding that supporting mechanisms and policies have not yet become the
driving force to develop a tourism industry that brings both economic and
social values.

Hoan said
that it’s time to change the attitude towards the importance and values of
agritourism so that it can become a part of the tourism industry.

He suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
consider adding agritourism to the National Tourism Programme to promote and
enrich tourism resources.

Agritourism must be developed in a sustainable, inclusive,
and multi-valued way. It effectively makes use of and promotes traditional
values, production and farming practices, agricultural activities, and the
typical ecological environment, associated with digital transformation. The
community should be placed at the centre when developing tourism products, according to the minister.

It is necessary to strengthen the connection in agritourism,
and form high-quality, diversified, and attractive tours and routes, he added./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/agritourism-to-become-integrated-economic-sector-minister/249897.vnp

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New tours aim to boost travel and attract international visitors

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Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda is a destination on the new tourism route connecting Hà Nội and Bắc Giang Province. VNA/VNS Photo 

HÀ NỘI  A new tourism route departing from Hà Nội to many tourist attractions in the northern province of Bắc Giang, including cultural, historical and spiritual heritage sites, natural landscape and craft villages, has been officially opened.

It has been jointly launched by SGO Travel, a member of the SGO Group, and by the Centre for Information and Tourism Promotion of Bắc Giang.

“The opening of the Hà Nội-Bắc Giang cultural tourism route right after the National Tourism Conference on March 15 is a meaningful activity that shows the will and determination of the whole in accelerating recovery, development and creating new successes to heighten Bắc Giang tourism to a new position in the national tourism map,” said Đỗ Tuấn Khoa, deputy director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bắc Giang.

According to Phùng Quang Thắng, vice chairman of the Board of Directors of SGO Group and permanent vice chairman of the Vietnam Travel Association, the province has great potential for developing agricultural, historical and cultural tourism.

“We hope that the tourist route will be welcomed by a large number of tourists and open new links between other localities with Bắc Giang Province in the future,” he said.

Initially, this new route will include diverse tours, departing daily from Wednesday to Sunday and serving domestic and international tourists under four main themes.

The first theme, Tourism Associated with Cultural and Spiritual Stories, is the core of the programme and includes the one-day tour Hà Nội – Tây Yên Tử: Theo dấu chân Phật Hoàng (Hà Nội – Tây Yên Tử: Following the Footsteps of Buddhist King).

According to Thắng, this distinctive tour takes tourists on King Trần Nhân Tông’s journey of Buddhist practice and enlightenment over 700 years ago.

Departing at Thăng Long Imperial Citadel, visitors will travel to Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, where King Trần Nhân Tông led a religious life as a hermit and founded the Thiền Tông Zen sect.

Visitors can witness 3,050 printing woodblocks from the Nguyễn dynasty (1802-1883) preserved at the pagoda, which have been recognised as World Documentary Heritage by UNESCO, and try their hands at woodblock printing.

Under the theme, Tourism Associated with Preserving Long-Standing Traditional Values, the one-day tour will enable tourists to live a day like singers of quan họ (alternate singing) by donning four-panel traditional dresses, learning to sing a few quan họ verses, visit houses several hundred years old and many other interesting experiences.

In tours themed Tourism Arouses Patriotism and National Pride, visitors review historical traditions and national pride through cultural activities and visit cultural and historical destinations of Bắc Giang.

In the last tours under the theme Tourism Associated with Local Life and Agricultural Development, visitors will be taken to fruit orchards, and craft villages and explore beautiful poetic lakes in the province like Khuôn Thần, Bầu Lầy or Cấm Sơn on inflatable boats.

FAM trip Đà Nẵng – Hội An – Huế organised

Members of Indian travel agencies, press and media participating in the FAM trip are pictured in front of Sun World Bà Nà Hills mountain resort. — Photo courtesy of PYS Travel

Over 20 Indian travel agencies, press and media participated in a four-day FAM trip surveying the tourism services in Đà Nẵng, Hội An and Huế.

The trip has been organised by PYS Travel to promote and introduce Việt Nam as an attractive destination to Indian tourists.

“We hope that our Indian partners can experience the services of PYS Travel themselves and that after this FAM trip, we will be able to serve a 160 per cent increase in Indian visitors compared to 2019,” said Nguyễn Thị Việt Anh, operation director of PYS Travel.

During this trip, the participants visited famous tourist sites in Đà Nẵng, Hội An and Huế, such as Marble Mountains, Bà Nà Hills, or Thiên Mụ Pagoda, while surveying the quality of hotels, restaurants, especially those serving Indian food.

During a meeting with Nguyễn Văn Phúc, director of the Department of Tourism of Thừa Thiên Huế, they were introduced to attractive tourist destinations for Indian tourists, UNESCO-recognised heritages and tourism promotion activities to attract foreign tourists such as the Huế Festival or the Áo Dài Festival.

According to Phúc, the tourism authority of Thừa Thiên Huế has supported and trained staff of restaurants and hotels in the province to meet the needs and tastes of Indian guests.

“I am especially impressed with Bà Nà Hills and the Golden Bridge. I think it is a very prominent and extremely attractive destination for Indian tourists. After this trip, we will decide to promote more tour packages to Đà Nẵng, especially Bà Nà Hills,” Salman Moideen, a representative of Flyland Travel & Tour travel company based in Mumbai.

Another participant, Thottathil Jasim, highly appreciated the FAM trip and the Vietnamese travel agents.

“We are impressed with the professional working style and attentive and dedicated service of Vietnamese travel agents,” he said.

 “After this trip, we will coordinate with PYS Travel to build more attractive tours to bring more Indian tourists to Việt Nam.” VNS

 

 

Source: http://ovietnam.vn/travel/new-tours-aim-to-boost-travel-and-attract-international-visitors_342540.html

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Binh Thuan ready for opening of Visit Vietnam Year 2023

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The central coastal province of Binh Thuan has completed preparations for the opening of Visit Vietnam Year 2023 with the theme “Binh Thuan – Green convergence,” which will officially be held on March 25 night, heard a meeting held by the provincial People’s Committee on March 20.

Binh Thuan ready for opening of Visit Vietnam Year 2023 hinh anh 1Rang Beach in Binh Thuan (Photo:dulichbinhthuan.com.vn)

Binh Thuan
(VNA)
– The central coastal province of Binh Thuan has completed preparations for
the opening of Visit Vietnam Year 2023 with the theme “Binh Thuan
– Green convergence,” which will officially be held on March 25 night, heard a meeting
held by the provincial People’s Committee on March 20.

According to Director
of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bui The Nhan, the
province has completed all necessary conditions for the event, including the
stage for the opening ceremony, traffic regulation and security protection
plans, as well as accommodations for visitors, medical and fire rescue
services.

Chairman of the Binh
Thuan People’s Committee Doan Anh Dung asked relevant agencies, departments and
localities to coordinate closely to ensure a successful and safe opening
ceremony of Visit Vietnam Year 2023, leaving a good impression on visitors.

Binh Thuan ready for opening of Visit Vietnam Year 2023 hinh anh 2Sand dunes in Mui Ne of Binh Thuan (Photo: VNA)

The opening ceremony
of Visit Vietnam Year 2023 will be held at
NovaWorld Phan Thiet in Phan Thiet city of Binh Thuan. Nearly 600
artists, actors, and actresses will perform in an artistic musical show at
the ceremony with the script written by Meritorious Artist Tran Ly Ly, Director
of the Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and writer Hoang Cong Cuong.

The 85-minute show has three parts, namely the “Convergence of earth and sky”,
the “Green Tour”, and the “Green convergence – Binh Thuan
destination of friendship”. The ceremony is expected to draw 5,700 visitors.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Visit
Vietnam Year is a both a national and international cultural, economic, social,
and tourist event. It is also the biggest annual tourism event in Vietnam,
offering opportunities to attract domestic and international tourists through
the promotion of images, tangible and intangible cultural values, natural
resources, as well as the development of linkages between localities.

Binh Thuan ready for opening of Visit Vietnam Year 2023 hinh anh 3The opening ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 is expected to draw 5,700 visitors.(Photo: binhthuan.gov.vn)

Visit Vietnam Year 2023 “Binh Thuan – Green convergence” includes
more than 200 events and activities.

With 192km of coastline, Binh Thuan province is home to islands, islets, coves,
bays, and white sand beaches with clear blue water, which form famous tourist
attractions. The province has many tourism resources with many
historical-cultural relics and traditional festivals. Currently, the province has
nearly 900 accommodation establishments with over 17,000 rooms, including 45
hotels and resorts from three to five stars with nearly 5,000 rooms. The
province has 13 travel agencies, including eight international travel agencies.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2019, Binh Thuan welcomed over 6.4 million
visitors with tourism revenue of 15.2 trillion VND (644.54 million USD). The
province’s tourism sector contributes 10-12% to the GRDP each year.

In 2022, the province welcomed over 5 million visitors, getting tourism revenue
of 12.8 trillion VND. It aims to attract about 6.5 million visitors, including
more than 200,000 international visitors this year./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/binh-thuan-ready-for-opening-of-visit-vietnam-year-2023/250182.vnp

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Breakthroughs expected for Binh Thuan during tourism year 2023

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The opening ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 with the theme “Binh Thuan – Green convergence” will be held at NovaWorld Phan Thiet in Phan Thiet city in the central province of Binh Thuan on March 25 evening, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Nearly 600 artists, actors, and actresses will perform in an 85-minute artistic musical show at the ceremony.

Visit Vietnam Year is both a national and international cultural, economic, social, and tourist event. It is also the biggest annual tourism event in Vietnam, offering opportunities to attract domestic and international tourists through the promotion of images, tangible and intangible cultural values, natural resources, as well as the development of linkages between localities.

Visit Vietnam Year 2023 “Binh Thuan – Green convergence” includes more than 200 events and activities.

With 192km of coastline, Binh Thuan province is home to islands, islets, coves, bays, and white sand beaches with clear blue water, which form famous tourist attractions. The province has many tourism resources with many historical-cultural relics and traditional festivals.

In 2022, the province welcomed over 5 million visitors. It aims to attract about 6.5 million visitors, including more than 200,000 foreigners, this year./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/breakthroughs-expected-for-binh-thuan-during-tourism-year-2023/250215.vnp

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