Three northcentral provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh on March 1 co-organised a tourism promotion conference themed “Three localities, one destination, various experiences”.
A conference to promote tourism in the three north central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh is held on March 1. (Photo: Baothanhhoa.vn)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Three northcentral provinc𒐪es ofThanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh on March 1 co-organised a tourism promotionconference themed “Three localities, one destination, various experiences”.
They share similarities in naturalconditions, resources, and culture and the advantage of a road transport linkplus two airports - Tho Xuan domestic airport in Thanh Hoa province and Vinh international airport in Nghe An province. At the conference, representatives from the localities showedtheir tourism potential, advantages, new tourism products, and activities towelcome the summer holidays of 2023. This year, the three provinces will launch new productssuch as Anh Phat amusement park, Yen Trung tourist village, camping tourism inThanh Hoa province; four-season flower valley and eco-resort in Truong GiaTrang - Nghia Dan district, cloud-hunting tours on the top of the western mountainsof Nghe An, and tours to Thien Cam beach and Huong Tich pagoda in Ha Tinh. Speaking at the conference, Nguyen Trung Khanh, Chairman of theVietnam National Administration of Tourism, suggested that the three provincesbuild and maintain a safe, friendly, and clean tourism environment, especiallyon beaches. They also need to focus on a healthy, transparent, equal, andfavourable environment for tourism businesses and support them to overcomedifficulties, Khanh said. While effectively exploiting tourism resources, they still needto keep innovating tourism and increasing service quality. Within the framework of the conference, northern Hoa Binh province’sDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Haas Thanh Hoa Tourism Ambassador for the 2022-2024 term./.
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A conference to promote tourism in the three north central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh is held on March 1. (Photo: Baothanhhoa.vn) 
