Promoting tourism links between Nghe An and Saigontourist

(Baonghean.vn) - During a working trip to participate in the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2015, Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province had a working session with the leaders of Saigon Tourist Corporation (Saigontourist).

Overview of the working session.

At the meeting, the delegates highly appreciated the results that the two sides had discussed and agreed upon a year earlier (March 26, 2014) on the tourism development cooperation between Saigon Tourist Corporation (Saigontourist) and Nghe An province. Specifically, on the cooperation in human resource training, Saigon Tourist Corporation assigned Saigontourist College of Tourism and Hotel, a unit under the Corporation, to conduct a survey on the needs and capacity of tourism training facilities in Nghe An to build the school's tourism vocational training facility in Nghe An.

Initially, Saigontourist College of Tourism and Hotel will send teachers to teach theory and practice in Nghe An, then select and transfer to some department heads of hotels who have achieved the qualifications to become practical teachers. The school is responsible for issuing vocational training certificates according to current regulations of the General Department of Vocational Training. Saigon Tourist Corporation has also agreed to open a branch of Saigon Tourist travel services in Nghe An.

At the same time, Nghe An province has coordinated, supported, and created favorable conditions for member units of Saigon Tourist Corporation to promote, advertise, organize tourism programs and participate in tourism events in Nghe An.

Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh presented souvenirs to the leaders of Saigon Tourist Corporation.

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh requested Saigon Tourist Corporation to pay more attention and be more active in connecting and investing in building tourist service points in Nghe An. Connecting Nghe An's tourist points with the Corporation's cross-country tours; advising and supporting Nghe An in building tourism products suitable for domestic and international tourist markets.

Mr. Tran Hung Viet - General Director of Saigon Tourist Corporation welcomed the drastic participation and high determination of Nghe An in accelerating tourism development. In the coming time, the Corporation will organize a tourism survey team to Nghe An, including tourism businesses, press agencies... to specifically study the market and routes of Nghe An.

Binh Chau hot mineral water area - Bung Rieng commune, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

Next, the leaders of Saigon Tourist Corporation invited the Nghe An delegation to visit and survey some tourism product models that the Corporation is exploiting: the legendary orchid garden (Cu Chi), Binh Chau hot mineral water resort (Bung Rieng commune, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) and some high-class resorts.

Tran Dinh Ha

Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism