The development of tourism in Dalat towards green and sustainable tourism is one of the most important issues ...
Constitution for the development of green and sustainable tourism in Da Lat
The development of tourism in Dalat towards green and sustainable tourism is one of the most important issues in the process of building Da Lat into a modern and high quality international tourist city associated with the brand «Da Lat - Green Paradise», the destination "Da Lat - Miraculous crystallization from healthy soil" associated with the overall objective "Lam Dong - An combined, civilized and friendly", which was specified in Decision No. 1453/KH-UBND signed on 28 February 2023 on high quality tourism development until 2025, oriented towards 2030 in Lam Dong Province; and Decision No. 882/QD-TTg signed by the Prime Minister on July 22, 2022, National Action Plan for Green Growth 2021-2030.
Mr. Cao The Anh
GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM SHOULD BE THE DOMINANT TREND OF TOURISM IN DALAT
In Vietnam, many localities and destinations have been pioneers in the development of green tourism. For example, in September 2023, Hoi An officially launched the "Hotel without Plastic Waste" model; Co To District (Quang Ninh) enforced the regulation that tourists do not bring plastic bottles, plastic bags, materials at risk of environmental pollution during their travels. boat trip to pick up garbage and greening in Hoi An, Quang Binh, Vung Tau, Con Dao ... or National Year of Tourism 2022 «Quang Nam - Green Tourism Destination», 2023 «Binh Thuan - Green Convergence».
Connecting risk-sharing areas and increasing sustainability
Green tourism does not stop at environmental protection, minimizing impacts on the socio-cultural and economic environment - natural ecological environment and environmental regeneration, but also the factor of «green growth». Green growth is growth based on the process of changing the growth model, restructuring the economy to take advantage of comparative advantages, improving the efficiency and competitiveness of the economy through the research and application of advanced technologies, the development of modern infrastructure systems for the efficient use of natural resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, responding to climate change, contributing to poverty reduction and creating an engine for sustainable economic growth...
LIAISON, INTRA-REGIONAL COOPERATION WITH THE DAT AND INTER-REGION
With a focus on linking and fostering internal cooperation to develop sustainable tourism in Dalat, the following objectives can be summarized in the diagram:Building eco-friendly tourism products in Dalat; Ensuring the principles of sustainable tourism development in Dalat; Developing high-quality tourism in Dalat; Prioritizing the development of green growth tourism types; Positioning and elevating Dalat as a sustainable green destination; This collaboration requires unified participation from the entire political system, residents, consulting organizations, training institutions, research entities, media, and the business community, including those outside the tourism sector.
With the direction of liaison and cooperation within the destination of Dalat, in order to build and develop sustainable green tourism in Dalat, with the following contents: construction of green tourism products in Dalat; ensure the principles of sustainable tourism development in Dalat, develop high quality tourism in Dalat, prioritize the development of green growth tourism, position and elevate the green and sustainable destination of Dalat. This link requires the unified participation of the entire political system, the population, consulting, training, research and communication organizations. and the business world, including outside the tourism industry..., can be summarized in the following diagram
Diagram of national and international interregional cooperation and linkages stakeholders. Source: Cao The Anh, 2020
• SOLUTIONS FOR CONNECTING AND COOPERATING IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN DALAT IN A GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE DIRECTION
The current tourist development process of the city of Dalat still has some limitations. In particular, the issue of linkage and cooperation in the development of intra-regional and inter-regional tourism still has some shortcomings, so that the effect is not really that expected, there is no methodical, close and lasting link. leading to a situation of monotonous and duplicate tourist products, a lack of specificity and professionalism, and low competitiveness. Therefore, service revenues are not proportional to the number of existing tourists.
Intra-regional links help increase destination value
Linking and cooperating in the development of tourism in Dalat towards sustainable green development is an important task, a long-term strategy and requires a detailed plan for each given period. It is necessary to establish links and cooperate in depth; but it is also necessary to diversify the affiliate market as well as related components to minimize risks and reduce dependence. The link and cooperation for sustainable green development is not limited to geographical boundaries or the powers of stakeholders, but the whole value brings to each other to create a “linked value chain”.
Via Bao Lam dong