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./.