Khanh Son strengthens tourism development promotion

To develop local tourism, recently, Khanh Son District People's Committee organized a tourism promotion conference 2023 to introduce potentials and attract investment.

Resolution No. 09 of the Politburo on the development of Khanh Hoa province until 2030, with a vision to 2045, has the orientation of developing Khanh Son into a mountain and forest ecological sub-urban area. This orientation is also clearly shown in the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 approved by the Prime Minister. Nguyen Quoc Dong - Vice Chairman of Khanh Son District People's Committee said, "In the future, Khanh Son will be built to become an eco-tourism area, with unique and specific landscape and cultural ecological values, imbued with national identity, integrating agricultural and forestry ecological space. In particular, To Hap town was built to become a travel and accommodation service center, combining development between existing areas and new development spaces in communes: Son Lam, Son Binh, Ba Cum Bac, Ba Cum Nam...".

Dinh Van Thieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gives flowers to congratulate the leaders of Khanh Son district and the Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association for signing tourism development cooperation agreement.

Many opinions say that although Khanh Son tourism is in its first steps, it has many potentials and advantages for development. Khanh Son has a cool year-round climate, considered the "second Da Lat", a diverse forest ecological environment, pristine tourism resources, along with the rich indigenous Raglai culture with a rich and attractive tradition expressed through Khanh Son stone instruments, gong culture... The district has many unique natural landscapes, such as: Ta Gu Waterfall (Son Hiep commune), Doc Quy waterfall ( Son Lam commune), Ta Giang plateau (Thanh Son commune), To Hap valley (To Hap town); many meaningful revolutionary historical relics... The district also has many products that attract tourists, such as various forest products and delicious fruits that have been affirmed as brands...

Based on those potentials and advantages, in the tourism development program, Khanh Son determines to exploit the local potentials and advantages of tourism resources associated with preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, creating motivation to contribute to promoting sustainable socio-economic development. By 2025, the district strives to attract 22,000 visitors, encouraging people to develop homestays, with about 100 rooms. The district will focus on building a community tourism village model in Hon Dung village (Son Hiep commune), building an agricultural ecological destination in Son Binh commune, linking to develop tourist routes: Cam Ranh - Cam Lam - Khanh Son and Lam Dong - Ninh Thuan - Khanh Son. To develop tourist products, the locality will focus on restoring a traditional festival of the Raglai people to preserve and develop tourism; organize Khanh Son fruit festival...

Khanh Son aims to attract 45,000 tourists by 2030, 6% of whom are international visitors; promote the development of accommodation facilities with about 570 rooms. The district strives to build 3-5 new eco-tourism destinations, put into operation the Ta Gu eco-tourism site and the Ta Giang trekking tour, complete the investment in the pass top stop, renovate the Son Hiep - Son Binh pine forest, link to develop tourist routes: Nha Trang - Khanh Vinh - Khanh Son, Nha Trang - Khanh Son and Cam Ranh - Cam Lam - Khanh Son, develop routes Khanh Son - Ninh Thuan - Da Lat and Da Lat - Khanh Son - Cam Ranh - Nha Trang. In addition, the district also focuses on improving the quality of mountain and forest ecotourism products associated with developing community tourism culture, traditional craft villages, preserving and promoting indigenous values, cultural identity of ethnic minorities, developing typical agricultural tourism...

In recent years, Khanh Son has had many supporting mechanisms and policies to invite and attract investors and businesses operating in the field of tourism business, especially investing in large-scale tourism projects. In addition, the district has also participated in connection and cooperation activities with localities in the province and some localities in the country like Da Lat (Lam Dong province), Ninh Thuan province, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, etc.

To cooperate and support tourism development in the area, the district People's Committee signed a memorandum of cooperation with Nha Trang Tourism College and Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association to train human resources for the district; support the district to develop its strengths in community tourism, eco-tourism, and resort tourism; support tourism events organized by the district; promote tourism; build and develop Khanh Son tourism products and support businesses, organizations and individuals doing tourism business in Khanh Son.

According to Dinh Van Dung - Chairman of Khanh Son District People's Committee, Khanh Son tourism promotion activities aim to mobilize resources and attract investors in tourism activities; connect for development cooperation, build tours, and link Khanh Son tourism development with localities and businesses inside and outside the province. Through signed agreements and tourism promotion activities this time, the district has gradually realized the local tourism development program, introducing and promoting the image of Khanh Son tourism to tourists near and far.

Hai Lang - Giang Dinh
Translated by T.T