Vietravel will study and coordinate with Nghe An to build a walking street in Vinh City.

Quang Trung Street to Tran Phu Street is a busy street that is being considered for a walking street. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Delegates attending the strategic cooperation signing ceremony between Nghe An Provincial People's Committee and Vietravel. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Attending the ceremony, on Nghe An province's side, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of departments, branches and leaders of Vinh city, Cua Lo town, Nam Dan district.

On Vietravel’s side, there was Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of the Company and the Board of Directors. Also attending were representatives of associations, businesses, and experts operating in the field of tourism and travel at home and abroad.

Active cooperation

Recently, Vietnam Tourism and Transport Marketing Joint Stock Company (Vietravel) has had many investment, exploitation and tourism development promotion activities in Nghe An.

The Vinh - Bangkok flight route was restarted by Vietravel in coordination with the People's Committee of Nghe An province in early 2019. Photo: Document

Vietravel has continuously built, deployed and introduced eco-tourism and spiritual tourism products departing from Nghe An, such as: Nghe An - Thanh Hoa - Ninh Binh - Hanoi; Nghe An - Quang Binh - Hue; Vinh - Cua Lo; Vinh - Western Nghe An; "Journey to the homeland of great people", "Spiritual land and talented people".

Every year, Vietravel member companies actively participate in Famtrip delegations to survey tourism in Nghe An; organize sports activities; support Nghe An tourism industry to participate in domestic tourism promotion activities. The activities of this enterprise have contributed to attracting a large number of tourists to visit and travel in the locality.

Vietravel has built, deployed and introduced many tourism products in Nghe An. Photo: Document

Nghe An province also actively supports Vietravel in promoting and introducing products in Nghe An. In 2016, the province supported Vietravel in promoting and introducing flight routes and sending delegations to experience the services on the occasion of the opening of new flight routes.

Agencies and departments in the province have prioritized choosing services provided by Vietravel branch in Nghe An to organize conferences, seminars, events and tour programs.

Win-win goals

In order to facilitate long-term and sustainable cooperation and development, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee and Vietravel signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation in tourism development for the 2019-2021 period in many aspects between the two sides.

According to the cooperation agreement, Nghe An province and Vietravel have set a goal of striving to increase the number of tourists staying in Nghe An operated by Vietravel by an average growth of 15-20% per year.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy highly appreciated the cooperation and companionship of Vietravel in tourism development, contributing to the socio-economic development of Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Speaking at the signing ceremony, comrade Thai Thanh Quy said: Nghe An is well aware of the spearhead role of tourism in local development; the especially important accompanying role of tourism businesses.

Over the past 6 years, Nghe An province and Vietravel have had close cooperation in tourism development, contributing significantly to building Nghe An into a financial, technological, educational, cultural and tourism center in the North Central region.

Nghe An is a locality with diverse and rich tourism resources and potential, suitable for developing many types, products and unique tourism. Nghe An province hopes that Vietravel will continue to support, coordinate and share with the locality with the goal of mutual benefit. Nghe An province will create all favorable conditions to help Vietravel invest and develop in the locality.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Vietravel evaluated the results of the enterprise's cooperation with Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Vietravel gave his assessment of the cooperation process between the enterprise and Nghe An province; had some comments contributing to the development of tourism in the province, namely: Nghe An needs to develop more resort tours; develop nature discovery and resort tours separate from exploiting sea tourism and spiritual tourism; build tours with unique characteristics such as source tourism, "spiritual land, talented people", Vi and Giam folk tourism products.

We hope that the province will invest in synchronous infrastructure to facilitate increased connectivity for cross-regional tourism; actively absorb new ideas in tourism development, tourism planning, communication, and promotion; call for more investors to build competitive complex resorts to create more space for entertainment and recreation combined with relaxation; and strengthen training of human resources for tourism management and work.

Become a strategic partner

Quang Trung Street has many advantages in terms of sidewalk infrastructure as well as commercial shopping establishments to open a walking street. Photo: Document

Nghe An is the second locality in the country (after Thua Thien Hue) to sign a cooperation agreement, becoming a strategic partner with Vietravel. According to the agreement, Vietravel will study and invest in a number of items such as the lighting system at Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument or Vinh ancient citadel; support the construction of walking streets, food streets with night products; build and develop the brand "Nghe An Culinary Culture".

Vietravel advises and supports Nghe An province in developing a tourism development plan on the Lam River, coordinating the organization of tourism products associated with Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam folk songs; supporting Nghe An province in training a team of on-site interpreters and tour guides for the province; prioritizing the recruitment of human resources trained in Nghe An.

Nghe An is the second locality in the country (after Thua Thien Hue) to sign a cooperation agreement, becoming a strategic partner with Vietravel. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In addition, Vietravel also supports the propaganda and promotion of Nghe An tourism; coordinates and supports the reception of international Famtrip/Presstrip delegations to survey, research and learn about Nghe An tourism; sends consultants to help Nghe An build tourism products suitable for different audiences and prioritizes Nghe An as the main destination to promote new product lines.

Nghe An province will support and create favorable conditions as well as preferential policies for the mutual benefit of both sides in implementing investment projects, calling for investment cooperation in Nghe An; leasing land to build Vietravel branch headquarters in Nghe An and conducting business activities in Nghe An province; giving priority to choosing Vietravel to organize major events of the province; giving priority to promoting Vietravel products and services on media, electronic information portals/pages./.