Member cities of the Council for the Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) are promoting their potentials at a tourism exhibition, which opened at the Ly Thai To flower garden in Hanoi’s downtown on September 8.
Scene at the opening ceremony of the CPTA exhibition in downtown
Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Stalls run by Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Manila, Jakarta, and
Hanoi, feature images on their local charms and cultural-experience activities.
Air tickets with attracting prices to these locations are also on offer.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, President of the CPTA Yuji Fujita said CPTA
members gather on an annual basis to put forth ideas and conduct tourism
promotion activities together.
He hoped Hanoi residents and tourists to the event can find useful information
on the destinations they are looking forward to visit.
Tran Duc Hai, Director of the Hanoi Tourism Department, said the exhibition
fosters connectivity and experience exchanges for the development of
sustainable tourism.
The 2-day event is held on the sidelines of the CPTA’s 16th meeting, which is
taking place in Hanoi from September 6-9. This is the fourth time that Hanoi
has hosted the meeting.
The CPTA gathers the state tourism management agencies of 10 Asian cities,
namely Tokyo (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand), New Delhi (India), Kuala Lumpur
(Malaysia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Seoul (Republic of Korea), Taipei (Taiwan),
Metropolitan Manila (Philippines), Tomsk (Russia), and Hanoi.
Source: VNA
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
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