Conference of promotion investment for Ha Nam tourism development year 2023 

The conference was an important activity of the Culture-Tourism Week as well as an opening tourism event of the country to implement the Government's Resolution 82/NQ-CP dated May 18, 2023 on the main tasks and solutions on accelerating recovery and speeding up effective and sustainable tourism development towards “Distinctive products - Professional services - Convenient and simple procedures - Competitive price - Clean and beautiful hygienic environment - Secure, civilized and friendly destination.

Many advantages to attract investment, expand tourism cooperation

Lying at the southern gateway of Hanoi that has an important position on the North-South tourism connectivity journey of Red River Delta provinces, Ha Nam keeps many cultural values, featured by nearly 1800 relics, and various distinctive natural and humanistic tourism resources of a delta province with rivers and mountains. Ha Nam also has many attractive destinations and a diversity of cultural tourism, spiritual tourism, ecological tourism and resorts with typical heritages like Tran Thuong Temple, Lanh Giang Temple, Doi Pagoda, Ploughing Festival Space, Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda, Ngu Dong Son Cave, Ba Hang Lake and Bat Canh Son Landscape. Sports tourism features two beautiful and modern golf courses: Kim Bang Golf Course and Legend Valley Golf Course. Handicraft village tourism has many unique products such as Doi Tam drum, Nha Xa knitting, Quyet Thanh pottery, Ngoc Dong manufactured rattan and Do Hai fine-art horns.

Phu Ly city

With a well-built accommodation system, Ha Nam is a secure and attractive destination. In recent years, the province has offered many investment attraction policies for tourism development. With effective policies and the strong determination of authorities, Ha Nam tourism has strongly grown in both quantity and quality. Its tourism infrastructure and technical facilities have been constantly invested on a world-class scale, such as Tam Chuc tourist area,12 certified tourist zones and attractions, Kim Bang golf course, Tuong Linh golf course and many other places of interest along with more than 200 accommodation facilities, restaurants and shopping areas, not only for serving domestic and international tourists but also for hosting large-scale international events such as the United Nations Vesak Celebrations in 2019.

Mr. Truong Quoc Huy, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said, Ha Nam is determined to fully tap its potential, strengths and resources to develop tourism into an important economic sector and build Ha Nam into an attractive destination with distinctive tourism products.

“With the desire for favorable, effective and sustainable development cooperation with businesses, investors, international organizations and friends near and far, Ha Nam always warmly welcomes investors to visit and explore investment opportunities in the province, especially in trade, services, tourism and human resource development," he emphasized.

Appreciating Ha Nam's efforts, Mr. Doan Van Viet, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: "Ha Nam tourism products and services have been increasingly improved in terms of quality, diversity and abundance with many new attractive and unique product lines such as cultural tourism, spiritual tourism, MICE tourism and golf tourism that catch the fancy of domestic and foreign tourists."

“The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to closely coordinate with Ha Nam province and the business community to boost product development; promote and introduce Ha Nam tourist destinations to domestic and international tourist markets,” he affirmed.

Improving the investment environment, infrastructure, services to woo tourists

Based on the local available potential as well as its efforts to entice investors and upgrade products and services, many constructive recommendations have been put forth to lure investment flows into the province.

Watanabe Shige, Deputy Ambassador of Japan to Vietnam, said that Ha Nam needs to continue to attach importance to 10 commitments and make efforts to improve the investment environment to better support businesses. Based on those commitments, the province will upgrade infrastructure and ensure human resources.

Tam Chuc Pagoda Complex, Ha Nam province - the largest temple complex in Vietnam- features a large lake, natural mountain forest, and valleys

From the perspective of tourism firms, Mr. Pham Van Bay, Deputy Director of Vietravel Hanoi Branch, suggested that Ha Nam focus on training human resources and identifying distinctive products to make strong impressions on tourists. In the near term, it will need to plan spiritual and ecological itineraries and experience low-lying agriculture, night tourism and MICE.

In addition, information and communications needs to be taken into consideration. Mr. Hoang Quoc Hoa, Deputy Director of the Tourism Information Center under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), suggested that Ha Nam strengthen communications and brand products and services on digital platforms; apply the Vietnam Travel application developed by VNAT to boost information, support and increase tourist experiences; launch the national digital platform of "Tourism Management and Business" to support tourism authorities and companies; and speed up destination digitization.

Highly appreciating these valuable opinions, Mr. Truong Quoc Huy pledged that Ha Nam will focus on firmly directing some tasks and solutions, with a focus on the Master Plan for Ha Nam Tourism Development to 2030, with a vision to 2050; planning potential areas for tourism development; and mobilizing resources for synchronous infrastructure construction. At the same time, the province will constantly improve the investment and business environment, enhance competitiveness, especially introduce policies and mechanisms to encourage businesses and people to invest in Ha Nam-typical tourism development and draw domestic and foreign tourists. Furthermore, Ha Nam will continue to facilitate and prioritize investment for tourism human resources development; step up market research, develop appropriate promotion and advertising programs for each period and target audience, especially in international markets; accelerate digital transformation, and apply science and technology to tourism administration, promotion and development.