Sustainable tourism development is target of tourism industry. In order to raise awareness of people in the protection of environment, a launching ceremony on “Environmental protection Week” was held in Dai Lai Tourist Site in coordination with Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Vietnam Tourism Review, People’s Committee of Vinh Phuc, Vinh Phuc Tourism Department and many local people.
Located near Hanoi, Vinh Phuc Province has many tourism potentiality such as Tam Dao Range, Tam Dao National Park with special flora and fauna and eco-tourism potention, Dai Lai, Thanh Lanh, Dam Vac lakes. Vinh Phuc is home of cultural historic sites like Hai Ba Trung Temple, Tay Thien Complex, Tho Tang Communal House, Ha Tien Pagoda… In recently year, the number of tourists visiting Vinh Phuc increates considerly but at the same time polluted environment problems arose.
At the launching ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong, vice director of VNAT said: tourism activities has a strong attachment to environment factor. Using natural resources without conservation, unplanned tourism development cause negative environmental impacts. Due to make Vinh Phuc and Dai Lai Tourist Site tourism environment more and more green, clean, beautiful and attract more tourists, all levers of Vinh Phuc authorities, business and people need to enthusiatic participate in tourism environment protection. On this day, on behave of VNAT, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong offered 15 rubbish bins to Management Board of Dai Lai Tourist, which create good conditions of collect rubbish from tourism activities. With the framework of Environment Protection Week, there was a training course in which experts give trainees regulations, role of authorities, tourism companies and local people in tourism environment protection. Environment Protection Week in Dai Lai, Vinh Phuc lasted from Novermber 29 to December 5, 2007.
