Delegates from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea(RoK), the Philippines, Mongolia and Vietnam discussedsustainable tourism development at a workshop in Ha Long city of thenorthern coastal Quang Ninh province on Sept. 14.
At the workshop held within the framework East Asia Inter-RegionalTourism Forum (EATOF), Asso. Prof. Tran Thi Minh Hoa from theUniversity of Social Sciences and Humanities Tourism Faculty spokeof advantages for the development of sea, sports, cultural andecological tourism models in Quang Ninh province.
Quang Ninh is one of the country’s four tourism centres and the home ofworld-famous Ha Long Bay, twice recognised by the UNESCO for itslandscapes and geological values, said Hoa.
Thedelegates suggested Quang Ninh could zone off deluxe tourism areas,invest in clean energy, develop tourism products and engage in humanresources training.
Meanwhile, Dr Milagros C.Espina from the San Jose University of the Philippinesintroduced a waste management and natural resources programme calledWinning over Waste (WOW).
The success of WOW willencourage similar activities in EATOF and reduce the threat of climatechange, he said, emphasising the necessity for the exchange ofinformation among cultures on WOW and other initiatives.
EATOF must have a comprehensive policy on environmental protectionfrom climate change and develop a programme for its members to assistone another, he said.
The workshop also heardspeeches on rural tourism development in Indonesia’s Yogyakartaprovince, tourism education in Mongolia, tourism under the ocean and anew change in adventurous tourism development in Sarawak inMalaysia .
A EATOF travel fair opened in Ha Long city on Sept. 14 as one of the forum’s first activities.
The two-day fair saw the participation of travel agencies from eightprovinces, namely Cebu (the Philippines), Gangwon (RoK), Luang Prabang(Laos), Sarawak (Malaysia), Siem Reap (Cambodia), Tottori (Japan), Tuv(Mongolia) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia).
Vietnamesetravel agencies from Hanoi, Quang Ninh and the northern port city of HaiPhong also introduced their tourism products at the event.
The second sea tourism and flight route committee was reestablished ata conference held by the EATOF organising board on Sept. 14./.
At the workshop held within the framework East Asia Inter-RegionalTourism Forum (EATOF), Asso. Prof. Tran Thi Minh Hoa from theUniversity of Social Sciences and Humanities Tourism Faculty spokeof advantages for the development of sea, sports, cultural andecological tourism models in Quang Ninh province.
Quang Ninh is one of the country’s four tourism centres and the home ofworld-famous Ha Long Bay, twice recognised by the UNESCO for itslandscapes and geological values, said Hoa.
Thedelegates suggested Quang Ninh could zone off deluxe tourism areas,invest in clean energy, develop tourism products and engage in humanresources training.
Meanwhile, Dr Milagros C.Espina from the San Jose University of the Philippinesintroduced a waste management and natural resources programme calledWinning over Waste (WOW).
The success of WOW willencourage similar activities in EATOF and reduce the threat of climatechange, he said, emphasising the necessity for the exchange ofinformation among cultures on WOW and other initiatives.
EATOF must have a comprehensive policy on environmental protectionfrom climate change and develop a programme for its members to assistone another, he said.
The workshop also heardspeeches on rural tourism development in Indonesia’s Yogyakartaprovince, tourism education in Mongolia, tourism under the ocean and anew change in adventurous tourism development in Sarawak inMalaysia .
A EATOF travel fair opened in Ha Long city on Sept. 14 as one of the forum’s first activities.
The two-day fair saw the participation of travel agencies from eightprovinces, namely Cebu (the Philippines), Gangwon (RoK), Luang Prabang(Laos), Sarawak (Malaysia), Siem Reap (Cambodia), Tottori (Japan), Tuv(Mongolia) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia).
Vietnamesetravel agencies from Hanoi, Quang Ninh and the northern port city of HaiPhong also introduced their tourism products at the event.
The second sea tourism and flight route committee was reestablished ata conference held by the EATOF organising board on Sept. 14./.
