Press conference scene.

Accordingly, the city will organize a conference on tourism development association between Ho Chi Minh City and 8 provinces of the Northwest region (Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Son La, Yen). Bai and Phu Tho) took place in two days, November 14 and 15, in Phu Tho province. Next, a conference on tourism development cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and the Northeast provinces (Bac Kan, Bac Giang, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc and Quang Ninh) took place. November 19 and 20 in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh. Finally, the conference on tourism development cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and the provinces and cities of the central key economic region (Binh Dinh, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Thua Thien) - Hue) on November 27 and 28 in Quang Nam province. At the conferences, leaders of provinces and cities will discuss and sign agreements on joint development of regional tourism for the period 2020-2025 and approve a plan to coordinate in implementing joint development cooperation activities. regional tourism in the period of 2020-2021. The signing of tourism development cooperation agreements between Ho Chi Minh City and other regions marks a new development step in the linkage and cooperation relationship between leaders of provinces, cities, housing management agencies, and other localities. tourism countries, associations and tourism businesses of the regions. The joint work focuses on 5 main contents including: State management of tourism, tourism product development, tourism promotion, human resource development and calling for investment in tourism. tourism development.

Ms. Vo Thi Ngoc Thuy, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism (white shirt) talks about the effectiveness of tourism links.

Previously, Ho Chi Minh City has linked tourism with 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta and the Southeast provinces, initially obtaining good results. Ms. Vo Thi Ngoc Thuy, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism said: “The tourism link between Ho Chi Minh City and localities creates a new flow of visitors. For example, with the provinces of the Mekong Delta, after linking with Ho Chi Minh City, the number of visitors increased by 11% ... ". According to Ms. Vo Thi Ngoc Thuy, in the context of the global tourism industry being heavily affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, promoting cooperation in regional tourism development is an effective solution to restart tourism activities. , promoting local tourism to promote people to travel in the country, contributing to building a sustainable domestic tourism market. Through this linkage activity, provinces and cities will exchange information to build new orientations in tourism development in the locality. At the same time, effectively exploit the values ​​of natural, diverse and characteristic tourism resources of the region along with a system of cultural and historical relics, craft villages, and rich cuisine.

According to the new Hanoi Newspaper