Craft villages an untapped goldmine for tourism Forty-nine of the country’s 52 traditional craft villages are located in the By targeting specific segments of tourists, craft villages such as Chuong conical hat village, Chuong Ngo pearl mosaic village, Son Dong statue sculpturing village and Kieu Ky village have immense prospects for growth in tourism revenues in the coming time. In recent years, Municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vice Director Mai Tien Dung says the department has carried out numerous projects and activities to support craft villages’ tourism appeal, such as the making of signboards and posters advertising and providing directions to Van Phuc, Bat Trang and Chuong My villages. The department has also worked closely with craft villages to link the villages into established tour routes. Most notably, it has invited French experts to assist
The general plan for the development of tourism, in International tourists coming to Nguyen Cong Hoan, Vice Director General of Hanoi Red Tour, said The focus of investment and development should concentrate on these selected villages in a highly coordinated manner initially and branch out to the remaining villages in the future, he said The DoCST has already undertaken a craft village tourism development project, however, it is not only the responsibility of the tourism sector but also of many sectors and localities, requiring close coordination, Hoan added. Luu Duy Dan, President of the Vietnam Craft Village Association in turn adds, said local authorities should focus on devising measures to encourage more local people to get involved in tourism development. Maybe offering incentive programmes for artisans would spur their interest and stimulate them to actively preserve and develop traditional craft, Dan said. Artisans and skilled workers are the silver lining of craft villages, deserving to receive special treatment. Experts are optimistic that craft village tourism can be a treasure of gold and silver in the future if To successfully develop the craft villages also requires close coordination among local authorities, tourism businesses and craft village citizens, they say. |
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