Rural tourism, green tourism is the trend
According to Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, tourism is an important economic sector, a "smokeless industry", contributing increasingly to the economies of countries and is a development trend of the future.
The Vietnamese Government always pays attention to, promulgates and implements many mechanisms and policies for rural agricultural development, and includes rural tourism in major development programs.
“One of the important orientations is to "develop local specialties, craft villages, develop service economy, and rural tourism on the basis of preserving and promoting local culture" - the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
Many localities in Vietnam have exploited the strengths of rural tourism, associated with the orientation of green tourism and sustainable development. After Tan Hoa Village (Quang Binh), Thai Hai Village (Thai Nguyen), up to now, Tra Que Vegetable Village (Quang Nam) has been recognized by the United Nations Tourism Organization as the best tourist village, according to ASEAN criteria.
The United Nations Tourism Organization is expanding the implementation of the "Tourism for Rural Development Program" to contribute to the protection of natural and cultural resources, community empowerment and job creation. This is a very meaningful program and is consistent with the three pillars of sustainable development (economic, social, environmental).
“This is consistent with Vietnam's development strategy and distinct potentials, competitive advantages, and outstanding opportunities with the orientation of rapid, sustainable development, green transformation, digital transformation, green economic development, digital economy, and circular economy,” the Deputy Prime Minister assessed.
Prioritize the interests of local communities
On the occasion of the international tourism conference in Quang Nam, Tra Que Vegetable Village was honored to receive the certificate of "Best Tourist Village in 2024" from the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism).
Ms. Zoritsa Urosevic - Deputy Secretary General of UN Tourism said, Tra Que Vegetable Village was honored based on 9 criteria: Cultural and natural resources; Promoting and preserving cultural resources; Economic sustainability; Social sustainability; Environmental sustainability; Tourism development and value chain integration; Tourism management and priorities; Infrastructure and connectivity; Health, security and safety.
“Tra Que Vegetable Village has a history dating back to the 17th century, famous for its traditional and unique organic vegetable growing method. Currently, Tra Que Village is oriented to combine agricultural development with community tourism activities, attracting the attention of domestic and international tourists” – Ms. Zoritsa Urosevic assessed.
Regarding this event, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long suggested that rural tourism development should be based on core values of always putting the long-term interests of the local community first; providing authentic experience values for tourists; at the same time, respecting and preserving the good and unique values of the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, bringing a better life to the people.
