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Ba Ria – Vung Tau actively promotes connection for tourism development

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A seminar to promote tourism cooperation between the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau with a number of localities nationwide took place in the locality on December 24.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau actively promotes connection for tourism development hinh anh 1At the seminar (Photo: VNA) 

Ba Ria – Vung Tau – A seminar to promote tourism cooperation
between the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau with a number of localities nationwide took place in the locality on December 24.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau signed cooperation agreements on tourism development with localities
in the Southeast region, including Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc,
Binh Thuan, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh, and others such as Hanoi, Dak Lak and Can
Tho, with the aim to further promote tourism linkages, especially amid
difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Deputy
Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Tran Thi Thu Hien, with its
potential and advantages for tourism development, Ba Ria – Vung Tau has become a favorite
destination for tourists.

Many high-quality
tourism projects have been invested in the locality, contributing
to increasing the tourism sector’s revenue and the number of tourists to the province.

In 2016 – 2020, Ba Ria
– Vung Tau welcomed over 62 million visitors, representing an average increase of
10.47 percent a year. The locality raked in 67.5 trillion VND in revenue from
tourism activities in the last five years.

Tourism is identified
as one of the four important pillars for the province’s socio-economic
development.

Participants shared experience in promoting tourism development, saying that
the local authorities should work out specific plans to call for more investment
to strategic tourism projects, towards creating impetus for the locality’s tourism
sector.

Representatives from
travel agencies expressed their hope that tourism cooperation programmes in the
region will be deployed widely, thus developing regional products to attract
more visitors.

In 2020, the parties
joining the above-mentioned agreements have focused on building coordination
mechanisms and action plans to implement the contents of the agreements, diversifying
regional tourism products and training human resources.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau is
one of nine key economic provinces and cities of the Southeast region. The
locality boasts a comprehensive transport infrastructure with seaports, airport
and a network of rivers and roads convenient for tourism development.

With beautiful natural
landscapes and rich potential of the sea and forests, Ba Ria – Vung Tau has
long been considered as one of the attractive marine tourism centres of
Vietnam./. 

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/ba-ria-vung-tau-actively-promotes-connection-for-tourism-development/193731.vnp

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Authorities and the tourism sector of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Chungcheong region are seeking ways to boost tourism cooperation with Ha Long Bay – a UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

RoK’s Chungcheong region enhances tourism cooperation with Ha Long hinh anh 1Ha Long Bay (Photo: VNA)

Seoul – Authorities and the tourism sector of the Republic
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cooperation with Ha Long Bay – a UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage in
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Earlier, representatives from the tourism council
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Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/roks-chungcheong-region-enhances-tourism-cooperation-with-ha-long/271886.vnp

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Da Nang city hosts APOT Forum 2023

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The Asia Pacific Onboard Travel (APOT) Forum 2023 is taking place in the central coastal city of Da Nang from November 25-28.

Da Nang city hosts APOT Forum 2023 hinh anh 1An overview of the Asia Pacific Onboard Travel (APOT) Forum 2023’s press conference. (Photo: VNA)

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This is the second time the APOT has been held in the city
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Over the past decade, APOT has
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Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/da-nang-city-hosts-apot-forum-2023/271868.vnp

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The number of international cruise ships bringing thousands of tourists to Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue began to pick up again after a long period being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thua Thien-Hue’s cruise tourism picking up hinh anh 1Chan May port (Photo: sdl.thuathienhue.gov.vn)

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Thua Thien-Hue’s cruise tourism picking up hinh anh 2Tourists land in Thua Thien-Hue via waterway (Photo: VNA)

Since 2018, the port has welcomed numerous luxury cruisers, including Royal Caribbean, Costa Cruises, Small Cruise, Princess Cruises, Ovation of the Seas, and Mary Queen 2, affirming its brand value on the global and regional tourism maps.

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Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/thua-thienhues-cruise-tourism-picking-up/271766.vnp

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