Visitors experience an ecotourism space in Ben Tre province’s Chau Thanh district. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is striving to, by 2025, have at least one tourism attraction in each province and city with localadvantages in terms of agriculture, culture, craft villages and ecologicalenvironment.
This is one of the targets of a rural tourism developmentprogramme that will be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentwithin the framework of a movement on building new-style rural areas in the 2021-2025period.
Under the programme, about 50% of the rural tourism establishments will be certified to meet tourist service standards.
Also, at least 50% of the rural tourist spots are recognised to be digitised and connected to each other with digital technology. They are expected to adopt e-transactions in their operations.
All the rural destinations will be popularised.
Each local district with potential in rural tourism will haveat least one model of a typical agro-rural tourism chain.
At least 70% of the owners of the rural tourism establishments will be trained in tourismmanagement, while 80% of rural tourism workers will receive training and improve their skills. At least 50% of the rural tourism workforcewill be female. Each tourist destination will have, at minimum, one stafffluent in foreign languages.
Theprogramme underlined the need for developing a database and digital map ofrural tourist attractions nationwide.
According to the Central Coordination Office on New RuralDevelopment, the country counts 8,867 products rated as three-star orhigher after four years implementing the One Commune One Product programme (OCOP). They include 80 community-based tourism products./.
