Ha Nam focuses on developing tourism human resources

Based on the clear identification of potential advantages for tourism development, Ha Nam province has built a Master Plan for tourism development in Ha Nam province to 2030, with a vision to 2050, and planned tourist areas and destinations. Focus on investing in and upgrading the quality of infrastructure in planned tourist areas and destinations. At the same time, pay attention to and pay attention to training and developing high-quality human resources to serve tourists because this is the key factor determining the quality of tourism products.

Mr. Mai Thanh Chung, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ha Nam province, said: In order to achieve the goal of improving the quality of tourism products, promoting rapid and sustainable tourism development, by 2030, becoming an important economic sector of Ha Nam province, along with promoting and introducing tourist areas, destinations, festivals, and typical traditional craft villages with great potential in orienting tourism development, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ha Nam province has actively advised the province to promote attraction and call for investment in the field of eco-tourism, resorts, investment in the construction of restaurants, hotels, commercial centers, and entertainment areas of high scale and quality to improve service quality and meet the needs of eating, resting, entertainment, and keeping tourists staying in Ha Nam.

At the same time, develop human resources with sufficient quantity, ensuring quality, reasonable structure, qualifications, and professions, especially meeting the national tourism qualification framework, meeting the scale of tourism development; build human resources with quality, awareness, and style suitable for many tourist markets, considering this an important factor in creating the image and brand for Ha Nam tourism; strive by 2025 to have more than 75% of tourism service personnel trained and fostered in tourism expertise, 100% of villages, hamlets, and communes have community tourism activities...

Since 2023, up to now, Ha Nam tourism has had a strong breakthrough through the successful organization of a series of unique and attractive cultural, sports and tourism activities at the Ha Nam Culture and Tourism Week 2023 with the theme "Ha Nam - Connecting Journey" such as: Opening ceremony of Ha Nam Culture and Tourism Week and Traditional art exchange program to celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan...

The Ha Nam Tourism Development Investment Promotion Conference 2024 was successfully organized by the province, along with many cultural, artistic, tourism, culinary exchange activities... leaving an impression on tourists when they come to the province.

In the first 9 months of 2024, Ha Nam welcomed 4.2 million visitors for sightseeing and tourism.

In 2022, Ha Nam welcomed more than 3 million visitors, reaching 119% of the yearly plan. Total tourism revenue is estimated at more than 2,000 billion VND, reaching 121% of the yearly plan.

In 2023, Ha Nam will break through to welcome more than 4.3 million visitors, an increase of 38.87% compared to 2022, reaching 115% of the yearly plan. Tourism revenue is estimated at 3,382 billion VND, an increase of 57.52% compared to 2022, reaching 109% of the yearly plan.

In the first 9 months of 2024, Ha Nam welcomed 4.2 million visitors for sightseeing and tourism (up 6.8% over the same period in 2023); revenue reached more than 3,200 trillion VND (up 6.6% over the same period in 2023).

Currently, the human resources working in the tourism industry in Ha Nam have changed significantly, gradually meeting the requirements. However, the rate of highly specialized labor serving tourism in Ha Nam province is still low, lacking high-quality human resources.

The reason for this situation is that Ha Nam does not have its own training system, nor does it have a tourism vocational training facility. Attracting high-quality workers is not much because the salary and working environment in the province do not meet the development needs of workers.

In order for Ha Nam tourism to develop sustainably, commensurate with its potential, strengths and availability, in the coming time, the province is strengthening the application of digital technology to promote the local image; Promoting the development of smart tourism such as building digital information systems about destinations... Focusing on improving and upgrading tourism infrastructure including hotel systems, restaurants, entertainment areas. Focusing on training and developing high-quality human resources to serve tourists because this is the key factor determining the quality of tourism products.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/ha-nam-quan-tam-phat-trien-nguon-nhan-luc-du-lich-post847077.html