Famous Cam Mountain tourism site in An Giang province (Photo: vietfuntravel.com.vn)An Giang (VNA) – Tourism experts gathered at the workshop “An GiangTourism - A stone into the water” in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang recentlyto discuss sustainable tourism development in the locality.
Guillaume Van Grinsven, Senior Expert from the Netherlands’ ProgrammaUitzending Managers (Manager Deployment Programme), said that An Giang’stourism sector needs to pay attention to safety and service quality.
Along with its tourism staples of Sam Mountain (Chau Doc city), Cam Mountain(Bay Nui, Tinh Bien district), Oc Eo (Thoai Son district) and green tours, theprovince should develop traditional craft villages, preserve its naturalecosystem and create tourism packages for domestic and international visitors,he stressed.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee, said that the province is building a master plan to branch out NuiCam tourism site, unearth Oc Eo cultural relic site and promote tourismconnection with other localities.
Participants at the event agreed that the province needs to simplifyadministrative procedures, develop infrastructure and establish a tourismbusiness club in Chau Doc city.
Located in the southwest of the country and bordering Cambodia, An Giang hasstunning landscapes and several cultural relic sites like Cam Mountain, Tra Sucajeput forest, Tuc Dup hill, and Oc Eo cultural relic site.
In the first nine months of 2017, An Giang welcomed seven million domestic andinternational visitors, accounting for 107 percent of the annual plan.
The locality raked in 3.4 trillion VND (149.7 million USD) in tourism revenue,or 95 percent of the goal for the year.-VNA
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