Attending were Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia; Member of the Party Central Committee: Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung... Representatives of Hanoi city leaders attended the ceremony also Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the National Tourism Year 2021 Pham Quang Ngoc said that Ninh Binh province always focuses on investing in developing tourism into an industry. spearhead economy, creating a driving force to promote development for many industries, professions and fields, and at the same time turning Ninh Binh into one of the tourism centers of the country.
"National Tourism Year 2021 with the theme "Hoa Lu - Thousand-year ancient capital" is a series of events throughout to promote and encourage national tourism to overcome difficulties and build the image of Vietnam as a safe destination. safe and attractive," said Chairman of Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee Pham Quang Ngoc.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam praised tourism management agencies, business communities, localities and people for unanimously restoring the tourism market in the face of severe impacts. of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Looking back at the development of Vietnam's tourism, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that in recent years, the tourism industry has made impressive progress. Before the Covid-19 epidemic, Vietnam welcomed more than 100 million domestic visitors, more than 18 million international visitors, contributing more than 9% to the country's GDP, creating jobs for millions of workers and promoting economic growth. Other industries develop together.
Vietnam has become a bright spot on the world map, in the group of 10 countries with the highest growth rate and won many prestigious international awards in tourism, such as: No. cuisine and Asia's No. 1 in golf tourism.
Ninh Binh was also honored as one of the 50 most attractive destinations in the world, one of the 20 ideal destinations of discovery tourism. Recently, Ninh Binh was also voted as the most hospitable destination.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam also said that this development is thanks to the contribution of the tourism community, including many tourism investors, who have helped the infrastructure develop rapidly with many large-scale projects. and international quality products. In addition, there is also the contribution of people from all over the region in participating in tourism, building new products, together overcoming inadequacies...
In order for Vietnam's tourism to quickly restore the market when it is not possible to welcome international visitors, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked localities and units to strictly comply with regulations in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic; promote the development of domestic tourism; review development guidelines and policies, complete and upgrade tourism products, get ready for a new development step when opening to welcome international visitors.
Besides, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam also asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with tourism associations to support and overcome difficulties for businesses; strengthen linkage and support activities to develop tourism in a sustainable and safe way...
National Tourism Year 2021 takes place in 27 localities across the country, with 104 events. Ninh Binh province - the host province will host 38 activities, including 11 key activities, such as: Opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2021 (combining the opening of Hoa Lu Festival in 2021, taking place on the same day as the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2021. today, 9th lunar month); Hoa Lu Festival (March 9 to 11 of the lunar calendar); Trang An Festival (March 18 of the lunar calendar); Celestial Ceremony; Tourism Week "The Golden Colors of Tam Coc - Trang An"; Art Exhibition "Ninh Binh Cultural Heritage" in 2021 and Art Exhibition "Legendary Ninh Binh" (to be held in the second quarter of 2021); Cuc Phuong Great Thousand Week (held at the end of April); Exhibition of Industry, Trade and Tourism Ninh Binh (to be carried out in the third quarter); Closing ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2021 (held in December)... In addition to these 11 key activities, Ninh Binh also organizes 27 other activities taking place at different times of the year.
During the opening ceremony, locals and visitors watched a special art performance program consisting of 3 chapters: "Vietnam at that time", "The country of thousands of miles", "Hoa Lu - I love you"...
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