World Cultural and Natural Heritage - Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is considered an advantage for Ninh Binh to become a must-see destination. Photo: Truong Huy

Decisions on methodical, correct and sustainable tourism development

Through each stage of development, Ninh Binh has always adjusted policies to suit reality and resources, in which tourism is given top priority. In 2001, the Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 03, determining the economic shift from "brown" to "green", using tourism to replace the construction materials industry.

Since then, the province has focused on preserving landscapes and historical relics to serve tourism. Developing green tourism, combining exploitation with conservation of ecosystems and cultural heritage, has become a consistent goal of Ninh Binh.

Resolution No. 15-NQ/TU dated July 13, 2009 of the Provincial Party Committee is an important foundation to promote Ninh Binh tourism to develop strongly in recent times. To realize the resolution, the Provincial People's Committee issued Plan No. 07/KH-UBND dated July 17, 2009, specifying the contents and ensuring that the determination is not just on paper.

The 22nd Ninh Binh Provincial Party Congress (term 2020-2025) identified investment in tourism infrastructure and development of key economic sectors as one of three strategic breakthroughs, creating a strong shift in economic structure, from the construction materials mining industry to a green growth model.

Resolution No. 07-NQ/TU dated October 29, 2021 on tourism development for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, together with Conclusion No. 07-KL/TU dated May 12, 2021 on continuing to implement Resolution 02-NQ/TU (2016) have concretized the tourism development strategy associated with the conservation of Trang An Heritage.

From a young industry, Ninh Binh tourism has gradually become a smokeless industry, developing sustainably in the direction of greening, bringing practical economic value to the local community.

Vietnam's only "dual" world heritage site valued at $213 billion

Mr. Bui Van Manh - Director of Ninh Binh Department of Tourism - said that Ninh Binh's consistent strategy is to develop green tourism, sustainable tourism and community-based tourism. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to rely on three main pillars: People, businesses and the State.

Ninh Binh is endowed by nature with diverse and unique natural resources and possesses valuable cultural and historical heritages, with 1,821 relics, including 298 provincial relics, 81 national relics and 1 mixed cultural and natural world heritage Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex. This is an invaluable asset for tourism development.

To promote its existing potential and strengths, the province has established a model of effective and close cooperation between the State, businesses and people. In particular, it attaches special importance to the consensus and active participation and responsibility of local people, because they are both living heritage and directly protect and preserve heritage and tourism resources.

Because of such a consensus and harmony in tourism development, in recent years Ninh Binh has always been voted by international travel websites as an attractive tourist destination, in the group of 10 provinces and cities that welcome the most tourists in the country.

Mr. Manh said that one of the pillars that helped Ninh Binh tourism to make a breakthrough was the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex being recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 2014. Recently, the provincial Department of Tourism coordinated with UNESCO and experts to organize an international conference on the economic value and brand development of Trang An Heritage.

At the workshop, Vietnamese and international experts, scientists and managers discussed "Economic aspects of world heritage - lessons from global models and orientations for Trang An world heritage" and "Tourism economics and sustainable development scenarios for Trang An world heritage and policy recommendations".

"The workshop agreed on a method for assessing the overall economic value of the heritage, estimating that the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex has a total economic value (TEV) of about 213 billion USD. This figure is determined based on 10 core value groups such as entertainment value, karst landscape, biodiversity, archaeology, festival culture..." - Mr. Manh said.

Source: https://laodong.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/ninh-binh-but-pha-nho-di-san-trang-an-va-du-lich-xanh-1496952.ldo