A community tourism training project in the Sapa region of Northern Vietnam operated by Capilano University (North Vancouver, Canada) and Hanoi Open University (Vietnam), and supported by the PATA Foundation.

The project features tourism training to help sustain vulnerable ethnic cultures and maximize benefits of tourism to rural villages in Northern Vietnam's Sapa region. Training is done by Capilano and Hanoi Open University volunteer students and faculty.

This video is an introduction to the village of Lao Chai and the community of the Black Hmong that live there. Tourism offers an incredibly opportunity for the local people. As the Black Hmong enter into the tourism industry as entrepreneurs they are are forced to overcome a number of challenges.

This video was directed by Kyle Sandilands and written and produced by Chris Carnovale, Kyle Sandilands & Chris Bottrill. www.kylesandilands.ca

To find out more about the project go to www.cbtvietnam.com or www.cbtvietnam.blogspot.com.

Winner - Distinguished Video Award - Qhia Dab Neeg Hmong Film Festival - St. Paul, Minnesota

Winner - Best Film Series - Category "People & Places" - Art & Tur International Tourism Film Festival - Porto, Portugal

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