Do tourism with community tourism group

In early March, a community-based tourism group was launched in Tan Hoa commune (Minh Hoa). According to the President of the Women's Union of Minh Hoa district, Dinh Thi Ngoc Le, this is a model to implement the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws on preserving and promoting the traditional culture of the homeland and the country in conjunction with local tourism development. Thereby, it contributes to improving the quality of community-based tourism services at Tu Lan tourist area, Tan Hoa commune; promoting and enhancing community-based tourism towards sustainable tourism development. Notably, the model will preserve and diversify occupations for the community, improve the livelihoods of local people and women through tourism activities, creating job opportunities and sustainable income.

“In addition, the model is built to ensure practicality, efficiency, sustainability, suitability with the actual situation of the locality and unit, attracting the participation of a large number of women; creating a spreading effect in the community; promoting proactiveness and creativity to deploy, build and replicate models according to the roadmap”, Ms. Dinh Thi Ngoc Le shared more.

The Bru-Van Kieu community-women cultural tourism group in Ha Lec village (Kim Thuy commune, Le Thuy) offers unique culinary experiences to visitors.

The DLCCĐ group consists of 24 members. After its establishment, the group will carry out activities such as: Establishing art groups, staging traditional art performances to perform in exchange activities with visitors, based on folk songs (fish medicine singing, traditional opera singing...) and dances, performing musical instruments typical of Minh Hoa people. The group also builds and establishes a culinary service group with traditional specialties from locally available ingredients, such as: Boi, snails, wild bamboo shoots, stream fish, wild vegetables... and serving tourists to experience the methods of making Boi, roasting green rice... Booths displaying and introducing traditional products and local agricultural products will be built to serve tourists to experience when participating in model activities.

Members of the tourism group will support and facilitate each other to work together to develop the industry, ensuring economic stability on the basis of voluntariness, equality and mutual benefit.

Dinh Thi Lu, Chairwoman of the Women's Union of Tan Hoa Commune, said that before the establishment of the community tourism group, local women actively participated in tourism activities implemented by the Chua Me Dat Company Limited (Oxalis). Now that the community tourism group is established, women are more enthusiastic, proactive, and creative in tourism. In addition, women also provide cooking services to serve the needs of tourists and local people, so they have a stable income and are more positive and enthusiastic about their work.

In order for the DLCCĐ group to operate effectively, vocational training activities, training in sales marketing skills, product marketing on digital platforms, gender equality in employment, livelihood development associated with sustainable environmental protection and the development of communication products have also been effectively implemented. At the same time, promotion, communication, model introduction and linkage, promotion, coordination and organization for tourists to experience the model are also focused on. Specifically, building communication products to promote activities and images on social networking sites; creating promotion channels; connecting the community with the tourism market and coordinating with Oxalis to introduce and organize for tourists to experience and enjoy the cuisine with the unique identity of Minh Hoa homeland.

In addition to creating livelihoods and preserving traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas, the establishment of community-based tourism groups is also an effective way to promote the role of women in improving family life. Thereby, contributing to enhancing the position of women in the community and ensuring gender equality.

In Kim Thuy commune (Le Thuy), the Bru-Van Kieu women's community cultural tourism group (DLVHCĐ) implemented by the Provincial Women's Union in Ha Lec village has brought new vitality to the village here. Ms. Ho Thi Ha, Head of the DLVHCĐ group, shared that since its launch in late December 2024 with 20 members, the group has been operating effectively. In addition to welcoming tourists to experience the traditional cultural values ​​and culinary culture of the Bru-Van Kieu ethnic minority group, the women in the group also provide cooking services for tourists and local people.

Ha Lec village chief Ho Nhieu said he was very happy that his family's house was a place for tourists to experience local culture. Besides having a stable income, he also had the opportunity to join hands to introduce the unique cultural features of his people to tourists, such as: Cuisine, customs, Bru-Van Kieu folk songs...

Ms. Ho Thi Ha added that in the coming time, the Ha Lec Village Community Tourism Group would like to receive more support in promoting and introducing tourism to tourists from near and far. Currently, the group is collaborating with Bang Onsen Spa & Resort to welcome visitors to experience with positive signs. In the near future, in addition to Mr. Ho Nhieu's house, the group will cooperate with some qualified local houses in the village to become places for tourists to visit and experience.

In fact, the models of community tourism groups are increasingly promoting their advantages and bringing practical results in developing local tourism, creating sustainable livelihoods for ethnic minorities and mountainous areas. In addition to immediate support, people still need long-term activities of relevant departments, branches, sectors, organizations and localities, especially in linking activities, promoting, introducing models and building tourism products that truly bear the strong imprint of the people, unique, and "non-duplicated". Only then will community tourism groups truly have long-term vitality.

Mai Nhan

Source: https://baoquangbinh.vn/kinh-te/202504/lam-du-lich-cung-to-du-lich-cong-dong-2225804/