Speaking at the conference, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Kan Province Nguyen Dang Binh said, that after two years of implementation of tourism linkages between Ho Chi Minh City and the eighth Northeastern provinces, the Northeastern provinces have expanded a large number of tourist markets from the southern provinces and vice versa. Especially the tourist market from Ho Chi Minh City has increased sharply compared to the previous time, he noted.

An overview of the ceremony.

Discussing the effectiveness of tourism linkages with the Northeastern provinces, a representative of the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City said that at present, the expanded Northeastern region has a lot of potential to attract domestic and foreign tourists through the beautiful landscape, diverse tourism products, such as resort tourism, sports tourism, tourism to explore the culture and history of ethnic groups.

Therefore, Ho Chi Minh City and eight Northeastern provinces have signed cooperation agreements to develop tourism, creating many unique products with bold imprints in the journey of exploring Vietnam by domestic and foreign tourists.

Ho Chi Minh City and the Northeastern provinces are aiming to link together, to build and develop tourism in the direction of sustainable and green tourism.

Bac Giang promotes consumption of OCOP products associated with tourism

The northern province of Bac Giang plans to strengthen communication activities for products of the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme and promote the consumption of OCOP products associated with tourism activities this year.

Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2023 to feature various activities

The 19th edition of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival will take place from April 6 to 9 at September 23 Park in District 1, featuring assorted activities for visitors, announced at a press conference on March 28.

Vietnam to grant 3-month e-visas for foreign tourists to boost tourism

The government announced it will propose the National Assembly to prolong the duration of e-visas granted to foreigners entering Vietnam from 30 days to a maximum of three months to boost tourism recovery.

NA Chairman attends opening of National Tourism Year 2023

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended the opening of the National Tourism Year 2023 themed “Binh Thuan – Green convergence” in Phan Thiet city, the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan on March 25.

Hanoi to resume tour boat services on West Lake

Authorities in Hanoi are expected to allow tour boats to resume operations on West Lake, the capital’s largest freshwater body, to boost tourism.

Source: NDO