There will be 15 minutes of fireworks on the opening night of Cua Lo tourism festival on April 29.

Working scene. Photo: Phuoc Anh

Comrades: Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. Attending were leaders of the Town Party Committee, People's Committee of Cua Lo town; representatives of relevant departments, branches and sectors.

On the side of Thanh Nien Newspaper Joint Stock Company, there was Ms. Dao Thi Hong Hanh - Deputy General Director of the company, along with the director and program producer.

The report of the festival organizing committee said that the opening ceremony of the 2018 Cua Lo tourism festival will be held on the night of April 29, with the theme "Cua Lo: Convergence and Shine". Up to this point, preparations for the opening night of the festival in particular and the 2018 Cua Lo tourism season in general have been and are being thoroughly implemented.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung - Vice Chairwoman of Cua Lo Town People's Committee presented the preparations for the opening night and Cua Lo 2018 tourist season. Photo: Phuoc Anh

Regarding propaganda work, the town has coordinated with the Department of Information and Communications and the Journalists Association to successfully organize a press conference to promote Cua Lo tourism; worked with the Department of Tourism, the Tourism Promotion Center, press agencies, businesses such as the Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation and advertising companies to do a good job of propaganda in publications...

Other contents on urban planning, security, logistics, activities before, during and after the opening ceremony... were also reported at the meeting.

Notably, the estimated cost of the event is about 6 - 8 billion VND and up to now, T&T Group has sponsored 100% of the opening night costs; Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Company has agreed to support 1.5 billion VND in cash and 2 billion VND for the visual system.

Urban beautification work is actively carried out by Cua Lo town to welcome the new tourist season. Photo: Document

At the meeting, Thanh Nien Newspaper Joint Stock Company presented the idea, stage design and distribution of segments for the opening night. In the expected 90 minutes, the program is divided into 2 parts: the ceremony and the festival.

The ceremony mainly uses historical epics and folk songs, recounting legends about the land and people of Cua Lo, and the heroic figures who opened up the land and territory; the festival is vibrant with pop songs performed by many famous singers such as Ho Ngoc Ha, Bui Le Man, Duc Tuan, Quoc Thien, Isaac... The highlight of the festival is the fireworks display, expected to last 15 minutes.

15 minutes of fireworks at the end of the opening night will be the highlight of the 2018 Cua Lo tourist season. Photo courtesy

Delegates attending the meeting also expressed many opinions contributing to the preparation for the opening night and the 2018 Cua Lo tourism season. Mr. Tran Huu Nghia - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper said that the newspaper has published a number of news, articles, video clips... promoting Cua Lo tourism.

In addition to print and electronic newspapers, Nghe An Newspaper also has social networking sites (fanpages) with large interactions, convenient for posting and spreading information promoting sea tourism.

Mr. Tran Huu Nghia - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper spoke at the meeting. Photo: Phuoc Anh

Mr. Nguyen Manh Loi - Deputy Director of the Department of Tourism also said that the Department has planned to work with VNPT Nghe An on wifi coverage in Cua Lo town during this year's tourist season.

At the same time, promote some contents such as discussing the reopening of Vinh - Bangkok flight route; learning from Nha Trang's experience in welcoming and managing Chinese tourists... These are activities to promote the growth of international visitors to Cua Lo in particular and Nghe An tourism in general.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong raised many unfinished issues in the plan and program to organize the opening night of the 2018 Cua Lo tourism festival.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong speaks at the meeting. Photo: Phuoc Anh

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that, regarding the opening program, it is necessary to increase the duration for Vi and Giam folk songs and visual elements, scenes imbued with Nghe An cultural identity; the town coordinates with the Provincial People's Committee Office to connect, unify the list and conditions for welcoming guests. Along with that, speed up the progress and density of propaganda and promotion for Cua Lo tourism.

Concluding the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong requested Cua Lo town and related departments, branches, sectors and units, based on assigned functions and tasks, to coordinate well in logistics, celebrations, service human resources, power sources, etc.

He emphasized the importance of ensuring security and order, traffic safety, and food hygiene and safety - factors that create the safe, friendly, and hospitable Cua Lo tourism brand.

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