Nghe An promotes increasing flights, linking to exploit tourists from the Central Highlands provinces and Russian tourists

From June 2 to 6, the Nghe An Tourism Development Steering Committee led by Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of the Department of Tourism, Deputy Head of the Committee, conducted a survey, exchanged experiences, and strengthened cooperation in tourism development between Nghe An and the Central Highlands provinces.

Survey delegation in Buon Don (Dak Lak). Photo: Hoang Duc Chung

In recent times, Nghe An and the Central Highlands provinces have signed tourism development cooperation programs for the period 2019-2025. The number of tourists from Nghe An to the Central Highlands provinces and vice versa has had many positive changes but has not met expectations.

According to surveys and assessments, about 60% of Nghe An people in particular and Nghe - Tinh people in general are living and working in the Central Highlands provinces. In previous years, the Vinh - Buon Ma Thuot/Pleiku flight route was exploited but still did not meet expectations.

The working group conducted a survey at the Dak Lak Provincial Museum. Photo: Hoang Duc Chung

To attract tourists after the Covid-19 pandemic, the parties have had many policies to stimulate demand and improve tourism services. According to the plan of the airlines, in May and June, they will continuously open flights and have preferential policies for people and tourists between the parties. This is expected to attract a large number of visitors from the Central Highlands to Nghe An and vice versa.

In recent times, tourism products of some Central Highlands provinces (Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Kon Tum) have attracted tourists from Nghe An and the northern provinces. The tourism industry has connected and exchanged sources of visitors between the parties.

In 2019, Nghe An signed a cooperation agreement to develop tourism with Dak Lak province. Photo: Archive

Through the working sessions, the parties agreed to continue to coordinate in organizing Famtrip and Presstrip delegations to survey tourism products. Implement linkages and exchange of website banners and tourism promotion publications at airports, and organize the Nghe An Tourism Food Festival with the provinces of the North Central and Central Highlands in 2020.

On this occasion, the delegation of the Steering Committee for Tourism Development of Nghe An province also had a working session in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province from June 6-7.Working with Mr. Nguyen Duc Chi - Chairman of Crystal Bay Joint Stock Company, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of the Department of Tourism shared about natural resources, biodiversity, architectural space planning, transportation, location, culture of Nghe An people, hoping to be interested by large and reputable tourism investors to invest in different tourism products in Nghe An to attract European tourists to Nghe An. Especially Russian tourists and consider opening a flight route from Russia to Vinh and bringing Russian tourists from Nha Trang to Nghe An.

Nghe An delegation worked with leaders of Crystal Bay Joint Stock Company

Nghe An tourism industry is committed to actively supporting the provision of destination information, industry planning... to attract investment in the tourism sector to Nghe An. Mr. Nguyen Duc Chi - Chairman of Crystal Bay Joint Stock Company shared some of the contents that Russian tourists are looking for and proposed to come to Nghe An to survey, consider and research investment in the field of smart urban tourism experiences in 2020.