Vice Chairman of the Nghe An provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong, who is also head of the four north central provinces' coordination board for tourism development, speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Nghe An (VNA) – The north central provinces ofThanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh are set to increase coordination tofoster tourism development in 2018.
The provinces’ coordination board for tourismdevelopment held a meeting in Vinh city, Nghe An province, on January 9 toreview tourism cooperation in 2017 and launch tasks for this year. The eventwas attended by officials of the provinces’ tourism departments andassociations, travel companies, and centres of tourism information andpromotion.
Participants said in 2018, the localities shouldtake part in more domestic and international fairs, workshops, exhibitions,festivals and other events. They need to improve joint pavilions at tourismfairs while working more closely to promote their tourism image in foreignmarkets and open new international and domestic air routes to each province.
Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binhshould continue with joint efforts to develop the “central heritage road”, atourism route through heritage sites from the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty inThanh Hoa to Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh. Tours retracingthe journeys of celebrities and heroes in the provinces should also bedeveloped.
The meeting also urged the four provinces toteam up to create tourism products serving visitors who travel from Laos andThailand to Vietnam through the border gates of Cha Lo (Quang Binh), Cau Treo(Ha Tinh), Nam Can (Nghe An), and Na Meo (Thanh Hoa).
Participants suggested the provinces developcultural, historical and spiritual tourism products targeting domestic touristssuch as tours of destinations along Ho Chi Minh Road and local temples.
In 2017, the four provinces swiftly recoveredfrom the marine pollution incident in early 2016. Tourism services revived,particularly in coastal areas from Nghe An to Quang Binh.
They welcomed 19.76 million tourist arrivals,including over 450,000 foreigners, last year, respectively rising by 35.75percent and 71.45 percent from 2016.
At the meeting, the tourism associations ofThanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh signed a cooperation agreement ontourism development.-VNA
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Vice Chairman of the Nghe An provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong, who is also head of the four north central provinces' coordination board for tourism development, speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
