This is one of the activities in the series of events "Sa Pa Cultural Tourism Festival in Hanoi" with the aim of promoting, advertising and introducing Sa Pa culture and tourism in Hanoi city.
Speaking at the workshop, Chairman of Sa Pa Town People's Committee To Ngoc Lien said that, taking advantage of the advantages of resources, in recent years, Sa Pa tourism has been making great strides in development. In 2023 - the year Sa Pa tourism turned 120 years old, the town welcomed over 3.68 million visitors. With that development, the town currently has 711 accommodation establishments, 283 food service establishments, 90 souvenir and gift service establishments... gradually meeting the rich and diverse needs of tourists.
Chairman of Sa Pa Town People's Committee To Ngoc Lien speaks at the workshop
At the same time, over the years, many places in Sa Pa have been evaluated and voted with impressive titles such as: 1/50 most beautiful towns in the world; 1/14 destinations to explore when coming to Asia; 1/10 most attractive tourist destinations in Southeast Asia... "From this foundation, we have determined the goal that by 2025, Sa Pa will welcome 5.8 million visitors, revenue will reach 27,900 billion VND and will become an ASEAN Clean Tourist City" - Mr. To Ngoc Lien added.
However, in addition to the achievements, in recent years, Sa Pa tourism has also revealed a number of limitations and challenges such as: The rapid growth in the number of visitors puts pressure on infrastructure; the rapid urbanization process reduces the traditional cultural space of ethnic minorities; high risk of environmental pollution; Specialized tourism facilities and tourism products have not met the needs of tourists; tourism human resources are still lacking and weak, community tourism is not clear, the situation of children soliciting, clinging and begging has not been completely resolved...
Conference scene
Therefore, to solve the above challenges and complete the set goals, Mr. To Ngoc Lien said: In the coming time, Sa Pa town will continue to strengthen the synchronous construction of traffic infrastructure and parking lots connecting tourism; Invest in 07 essential infrastructures to ensure meeting the criteria of ASEAN Clean Tourism City; Invest and call for investment, complete key tourism projects in the town; Build Square works associated with the Conference Center, Stadium, cinema, library, Sa Pa cultural center; upgrade and expand Sa Pa Museum... to ensure the criteria for establishing Sa Pa town.
In addition, the town invests and calls for investment, completing key tourism projects in the town. Applying international standards in training activities to standardize tourism human resources of Sa Pa National Tourist Area; Diversifying training forms; prioritizing training and using local human resources; raising awareness of developing Sa Pa National Tourist Area to international standards.
In particular, building cultural experience tourism products associated with Sa Pa ethnic community tourism with the theme "Sa Pa - Land of experiencing and learning traditional culture", focusing on investment resources to build 5 community tourism spots according to ASEAN standards associated with the characteristics of 05 ethnic minorities in the town.
Standing member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education, Associate Professor Bui Hoai Son spoke at the workshop.
Invest in developing traditional crafts of Sa Pa ethnic groups into goods and souvenirs; Research and develop traditional cuisine of ethnic groups into dishes serving tourism; Research and collect traditional folk games, performances, and sports competitions to preserve and form activities to enhance experiences for tourists.
At the workshop, delegates heard about the socio-economic development situation of Sa Pa; about the current state of Sa Pa tourism, from which, they had ideas to contribute to help Sa Pa tourism in the coming time develop sustainably; unique, attractive, friendly and professional.
Standing member of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education, Associate Professor Bui Hoai Son said: Sa Pa's orientation to become an ASEAN Clean Tourist City is in line with the current world trend. Therefore, it is necessary to orient Sa Pa to become a tourism brand not only of Vietnam but also of the world. To do so, it is necessary to strengthen the protection and preservation of core values of natural landscapes and cultural identities of ethnic minorities; build unique, friendly, high-quality, attractive tourism products and must have outstanding features to create competitive advantages and affirm the Sa Pa tourism brand.
General Secretary of Vietnam Tourism Association Vu Quoc Tri shared at the workshop
According to the General Secretary of the Vietnam Tourism Association, Vu Quoc Tri, "Currently, developing sustainable tourism is extremely important. To develop sustainable tourism, the main way to implement it is responsible tourism. Responsibility here is responsibility to the environment, society and economy. We must preserve the environment; create a civilized and friendly environment; bring economic benefits to local people. This is very important when developing tourism in Sa Pa. In addition, we must have assessments and surveys on the needs of tourists in order to build products and services that meet the needs of tourists in a sustainable way."
Within the framework of the Sa Pa Culture and Tourism Festival in Hanoi, many cultural and artistic activities, introducing and promoting Sa Pa tourism will take place at Ly Thai To Flower Garden, part of the walking street around Hoan Kiem Lake from April 5-7./.
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