A tourism promotion event, titled "A Soulful Vietnam”, opened in the northern Italian city of Milan on October 3, with dozens of travel agencies in attendance.
As part of a programme organised by the Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism to promote Vietnam tourism in Western Europe, the
event introduced Vietnam’s tourism products and support policies. Popular
destinations, including Ha Long Bay, Hue imperial citadel, Hoi An ancient town
and Phong Nha – Ke Bang cave system were presented alongside Vietnam’s culture
and cuisine.
Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA)
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh
Thien said effective tourism development benefits companies, people and the
economy of a country.
The diplomat pledged the embassy’s support to enhance Vietnam – Italy tourism
cooperation.
The number of European tourists to Vietnam last year reached about 13 million,
accounting for 15 percent of total foreign visitors to the nation. The figure
for Italian tourists was 58,000, up 13.2 percent year on year.
The Vietnamese Government has decided to extend its visa exemption policy for
citizens of five Western Europe countries – the UK, France, Germany, Italy and
Spain - from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020.
Source: VNA
Currently, the tourism products of Yen Thuy district are mainly the festival and spiritual tourism. In addition to ensuring a civilized lifestyle in the religious activities, the party committees and the local authorities at all levels always focus on preserving the value of historical, cultural relics and festivals associated with exploiting tourism strengths.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.