The event was attended by Vu The Binh, president of Vietnam Tourism Association, representatives of Vietnam Society of Travel Agents, Tourism Associations of some provinces and cities and tourism companies.

The delegates discuss at the conference.

In his opening remark, Vice Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Giang province (DOCST) Do Tuan Khoa briefed on the tourism potentials and strength of the province. 

He stressed the leaders of Bac Giang province have always paid due attention to tourism development. Since 2010, a number of resolutions, plans and projects on tourism development, strengthening linkage and cooperation in tourism development with other provinces have been issued.

Bac Giang concentrates on developing 4 key tourism products including cultural and spiritual tourism, eco-tourism, entertainment and sport tourism and community-based tourism associated with the fruit growing areas.

At the conference, representatives of some tourism companies and community-based tourism cooperatives introduced about some ongoing tourism destinations and tourism products in Bac Giang province. In the discussion, the participants focused on the following issues: building signature tourism products especially cultural and spiritual tourism, community-based tourism, exploiting cultural values for tourism development and forging linkage with other provinces and cities in tourism development.

According to the participants, the core issue for Bac Giang’s tourism development is that the province must have attractive and sustainable tourism products. On the other hands, it is advisable to boost linkage with other localities and regional linkage in tourism development.

Besides, the tourism sector needs to research to discover and exploit attractive and unique destinations for tourism development.

Some participants requested the local government, competent agencies and businesses to pay more attention to promotion, geographical indication and invest in infrastructure especially traffic roads to tourism sites and destinations. 

Besides, they should organize more in-depth seminars in tourism sector with participation of experts, managers and prestigious, experienced travel agents to give advices for Bac Giang’s tourism development.

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