North central provinces urged to diversify tourism products
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – North central provinces have been urged to diversify their
tourism products besides sea tourism.
Tourism products
in the north central region were the focus of a conference held by the Vietnam
National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in Thua Thien-Hue province on
December 3.
Ha Van Sieu,
Deputy Director General of the VNAT, said in addition to the long coast, north
central provinces are also home to many cultural and historic relic sites,
including nine world natural and cultural heritage items recognised by UNESCO.
Therefore, the
region should create products on ecological tourism, craft village tourism,
spiritual tourism and countryside tourism.
However, Sieu
said, localities in the region need to pay attention to improving quality of
products and services.
He affirmed the
VNAT will coordinate with localities and relevant agencies to assist with
promotion activities and attract local and international tourists.
The north
central region comprises six provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang
Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.
According to
Nguyen Dung, Vice Chairman of the Thua Thien Hue People’s Committee, besides cultural
and sea tourism products, localities in the region need to exploit their rich
heritage of culture and traditional crafts to develop spiritual and craft
village tourism.-VNA