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Workshop on developing tourism opens in Hue

An international workshop on cooperation to develop tourism between the central provinces of Thua Thien – Hue , Quang Tri and Quang Binh with Laos and Thailand took place in the central city of Hue on November 30.
An international workshop on cooperation to develop tourism between thecentral provinces of Thua Thien – Hue , Quang Tri and Quang Binhwith Laos and Thailand took place in the central city of Hueon November 30.

Thua Thien – Hue , Quang Tri and Quang Binh boast diversified togeography and ecology as well as potentials of culture and heritage.Local tourist attractions such as the ancient capital of Hue (ThuaThien-Hue province), Phong Nha-Ke Bang Cavern (Quang Binh), and otherholiday destinations are popular with tourists. The region also hasadvantages in its transport routes, especially the East-West economiccorridor, which connects Laos and Thailand towards the East Seafor developing tourism.

At the workshop, theCulture - Tourism industry in localities as well as tourism firmsexpressed concerns about cooperation to in the field and the strengthsof each locality for joint development, with a special focus ondeveloping the East-West economic corridor.

Representatives from the tourism industries of Vietnam, Laos andThailand put forward a plan for closer cooperation in exploitingtourism’s strength and potential of the East-West economic corridor;

A series of memoranda of understanding on jointcoordination programme and the improvement of the quality of tourismservices as well as a strategy for sharing the tourist market,distributing and marketing tourism products and other services weresigned on this occasion./.
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