Nghe An participates in the conference on tourism development in the Central Highlands
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of February 16, in Hue City (Thua Thien - Hue), the Conference on Tourism Development in the Central - Central Highlands region took place. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, leaders of ministries, branches and representatives of 19 provinces and cities in the Central - Central Highlands region attended the conference.
On the Nghe An delegation side, there were comrades Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Duong Hoang Vu - Deputy Director of the Department of Tourism also attending.
This conference is held to analyze and evaluate the potential and current status of tourism development in the Central Coast region. At the same time, this is also the place where orientations, mechanisms, policies and breakthrough solutions for tourism development in the key economic region of the Central region in particular and the entire Central Coast region in general are proposed. In addition, the conference is also a forum for direct exchange and contact between organizations, investors, domestic and foreign tourism businesses, international organizations with central and local leaders.
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| Nghe An delegation led by comrade Le Minh Thong. Photo: Vuong Bang |
This event is an opportunity for Nghe An as well as other localities in the region, tourism businesses to meet to introduce and promote tourism destinations and attract investors. Especially in the context that Nghe An will organize a meeting with investors on February 23.
According to the report at the conference, in 2018, the total number of international tourists to Vietnam reached more than 15.5 million, domestic tourists were estimated at more than 80 million, total revenue from tourists reached more than 620,000 billion VND. Of which, the Central and Central Highlands regions welcomed about 56 million visitors; international visitors welcomed more than 9.5 million (accounting for about 28% of international visitors nationwide); total revenue from tourism was more than 110,000 billion VND (accounting for about 18.75% of total tourism revenue nationwide).
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc learns about tourism information in Nghe An. Photo: Vuong Bang |
Despite the remarkable results, tourism development is not yet commensurate with the position and great potential of the region. Notable problems include: the number of tourists is relatively large but unevenly distributed, total tourism revenue is still low, not attracting the high-end tourist market, limited tourism infrastructure, and lack of technical facilities. In particular, the connectivity in tourism development is still limited, especially the connectivity in building specific tourism products and in promotion and advertising activities.
