EATOF upgraded to East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation
Quang Ninh (VNA) – Members of the 17th General Assembly of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF 17) have
agreed to upgrade the EATOF to the East
Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation in order to promote their practical and
effective cooperation in the near future, toward playing a pioneering role in propelling
tourism recovery and growth in the region.
It was part of the
joint statement signed by Governors and leaders of the member
provinces at their conference within the framework of the EATOF 17 on October
26 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
They pledged to establish
a cooperation governance mechanism with administrations of member provinces on
the basis of public-private-academic partnerships and expand a global network
to achieve sustainable tourism.
Officials expressed
their support for large-scale political and socio-economic events of member
provinces and encouraged practical exchanges.
They vowed to keep
working together for tourism development based on the principles of fair and
eco-friendly tourism and sustainable development, and strive to realise the
plans discussed together.
Speaking at the
conference, Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tuong Van said
Quang Ninh, a promising land and attractive destination of Vietnam, always
expects to welcome visitors from EATOF member provinces.
The EATOF 17 took the theme "Tourism
recovery in East Asia in the new normal era”, which was held in
concurrent with the 20th establishment anniversary of EATOF.
The EATOF 18 will be
held in Tuv, Mongolia in 2024.
Founded in Gangwon in
1999, EATOF now groups Cebu of the Philippines, Gangwon of the Republic of
Korea, Jilin of China, Luang Prabang of Laos, Quang Ninh of Vietnam, Sarawak of
Malaysia, Siem Reap of Cambodia, Tottori of Japan, Tuv of Mongolia and
Yogyakarta of Indonesia.
Quang Ninh joined the EATOF as an observer in 2004 and officially became its member at the 2006 General Assembly
in Sarawak, Malaysia./.