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EATOF upgraded to East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation

Members of the 17th General Assembly of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF 17) have agreed to upgrade the EATOF to the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation in order to promote their practical and effective cooperation in the near future, toward playing a pioneering role in propelling tourism recovery and growth in the region.
EATOF upgraded to East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

Quang Ninh (VNA) – Members of the 17th General Assembly of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF 17) haveagreed to upgrade the EATOF to the EastAsia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation in order to promote their practical andeffective cooperation in the near future, toward playing a pioneering role in propellingtourism recovery and growth in the region.

It was part of thejoint statement signed by Governors and leaders of the memberprovinces at their conference within the framework of the EATOF 17 on October26 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

They pledged to establisha cooperation governance mechanism with administrations of member provinces onthe basis of public-private-academic partnerships and expand a global networkto achieve sustainable tourism.

Officials expressedtheir support for large-scale political and socio-economic events of memberprovinces and encouraged practical exchanges.

They vowed to keepworking together for tourism development based on the principles of fair andeco-friendly tourism and sustainable development, and strive to realise theplans discussed together.

Speaking at theconference, Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tuong Van saidQuang Ninh, a promising land and attractive destination of Vietnam, alwaysexpects to welcome visitors from EATOF member provinces.

The EATOF 17 took the theme "Tourismrecovery in East Asia in the new normal era”, which was held inconcurrent with the 20th establishment anniversary of EATOF.

The EATOF 18 will beheld in Tuv, Mongolia in 2024.

Founded in Gangwon in1999, EATOF now groups Cebu of the Philippines, Gangwon of the Republic ofKorea, Jilin of China, Luang Prabang of Laos, Quang Ninh of Vietnam, Sarawak ofMalaysia, Siem Reap of Cambodia, Tottori of Japan, Tuv of Mongolia andYogyakarta of Indonesia.

Quang Ninh joined the EATOF as an observer in 2004 and officially became its member at the 2006 General Assemblyin Sarawak, Malaysia./.

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