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Vietnam Airlines, Thua Thien-Hue to boost tourism cooperation

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines have agreed on a comprehensive cooperation deal for 2022-26 to promote destinations, tourism, and local investment.
Vietnam Airlines, Thua Thien-Hue to boost tourism cooperation ảnh 1Vietnam Airlines and the Hue People's Committee agree on tourism and investment promotion co-operation in 2022-26 (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue and nationalflag carrier Vietnam Airlines have agreed on a comprehensive cooperation dealfor 2022-26 to promote destinations, tourism, and local investment.

The two sides will foster a series of programmes, including communications andpromotions in tourism, investment, trade, air service in the post-COVID-19recovery plan in 2022 and the following years.

The province and Vietnam Airlines will jointly host international and regionaleducation, culture, tourism, and promotion programmes abroad.

Vietnam Airlines will help boost the destinations, trade and investment andcultural programmes of Thua Thien- Hue through its air service worldwide,calling for investment in the tourism hub.

Following the cooperation, the national airlines officially became the carrierof the Hue Festival 2022.

Thua Thien-Hue has resumed organisation of the 11th biennial cultural event HueFestival after a one-year delay by the COVID-19.

Different traditional and contemporary cultural performances, carnival, cuisinefestivals will be held in Hue.

Thua Thien-Hue won three ASEANtourism awards in categories of MICE destination, green hotel and resort andsustainable tourism service of 2021 at the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Cambodia.

Hue has been offering its unique tourism service – One Destination-Five UNESCOrecognised world heritage – to attract visitors to the province in 2022.  

Hue was the imperial capital in Vietnam for over 100 years and has been aunique destination in central Vietnam with its five UNESCO heritage offerings:the ancient citadel relic complex, Hue royal court music, Nguyen Dynasty’swooden blocks, Nguyen Dynasty’s royal administrative documents, and literatureon Hue royal architecture./.
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