Tuyen Quang calls for investment in tourism sector
Hanoi (VNA) – The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang is preparing to
hold a conference on investment, trade and tourism promotion in an effort to
attract investment in the local tourism sector.
Nguyen Hai Anh,
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the conference will
take place in on February 27 with the participation of around 600
representatives from major corporations and international organisations, and
economic experts.
This is the
first time the province has organised such a conference to introduce its advantages,
potential, investment opportunities and incentives to local and international
investors, he said.
Many of 15
projects Tuyen Quang is calling for investment this time are for tourism
development, including the Song Lo Resort City, the Nui Dum and Phieng Bung
ecological tourism areas, he added.
Anh said that
considering tourism one of the province’s four economic breakthroughs, Tuyen
Quang has been implementing many infrastructure projects serving tourism
development. It has partnered with northwestern provinces and key tourist
attractions to lure visitors.
The province welcomed
1.4 million tourists in 2016 and more than 400,000 in the first months of this
year.
Tuyen Quang boasts
great potential for tourism development as it is just three and a half hours by
coach from Hanoi and is home to many revolutionary and historical relic sites,
notably the Tan Trao special national historic relic site.
In addition, there are Mother Goddess temples, eco-tourist sites and
ethnic groups’ cultural villages, among others.
The province has
built its own tourism brand through the Tuyen Citadel Festival that coincides
with the mid-Autumn Festival, displaying hundreds of giant lantern models.-VNA