By Huynh Kim
Thursday, Aug 15, 2019,09:52 (GMT+7)
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of the four regional countries pose for a group photo at the sixth meeting on
GMS southern tourism corridor, held on August 14 in Can Tho City – PHOTO: HUYNH
KIM
CAN THO - The Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on August 14 organized a conference in the
Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to discuss cooperation to promote the southern
tourism corridor with representatives from Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia.
The southern
tourism corridor plays a key role in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and is
one of eleven major tourist routes in the GMS, Ha Van Sieu, deputy head of
VNAT, said while presiding over the conference.
Since 2015,
the four countries having 13 provinces located in the southern tourism corridor
have joined forces to develop and promote tourism products, as well as propose
relevant agencies to facilitate transforming the transport corridor into the
tourism corridor, he said.
Addressing
the event, Duong Tan Hien, vice chairman of Can Tho City, said that the city is
one of the four Vietnamese localities, including Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Kien Giang,
HCMC, in the southern key economic region that has taken part in the southern
tourism corridor.
Besides
this, Can Tho is home to many attractive destinations in the Mekong Delta such
as Ninh Kieu Wharf, Cai Rang floating market, and many other historic-cultural
sites. Moreover, the city’s tourism infrastructure facilities have been
increasingly improved with a wide selection of four-to-five-star hotels and
resorts meeting demand of tourists at home and abroad, the vice chairman added.
The
representatives of the four countries at the conference also reviewed their
cooperation activities, were briefed on new measures to boost the regional
tourism growth, and discussed further collaboration plans for the years to
come.
In
particular, VNAT and the Can Tho Travel Association highlighted the upcoming
event, Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) Can Tho 2019, due to kick off
in the city from November 29 to December 1. Vietnam has invited the three
neighboring countries to attend the event to bolster travel cooperation among
the four GMS nations.
Nattakorn
Asunee Na Ayudhuya, from Mekong Tourism Coordination Office (MTCO) located in
Thailand, called on the four countries to promote tourism products on the
online platform of MTCO that has gained over 22 million users globally, saying
that this will be an effective way to encourage tourism growth.
Data from MTCO show that the four countries of
the southern tourism corridor last year generated over US$96 billion in tourism
revenues, with the number of international visitors exceeding 60 million
arrivals, up 10% against the figure seen in 2017.
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