In the first six months of 2018, Hanoi welcomed more than 13 million visitors, a 10 percent increase compared to the previous year. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The 16th annual meeting of the Council forPromoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) opened on September 6 with the participationof member cities including Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Taipei, Manila andHanoi.
During the four-day meeting, representatives will review recent activities,discuss new projects, work on tourism development, enhance the responsibilitiesof state tourism management agencies and strengthen cooperation betweenmunicipal governments and tourism agencies, as well as other issues related tothe cooperation and promotion of the ‘Welcome to Asia’ campaign.
“With a history of 1000 years, Hanoi has the potential to develop its tourismindustry. The city attached special importance to the CPTA. Since itsestablishment 16 years ago, the CPTA has proved its adaptability to globaldevelopment,” said Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Van Quyduring a working session.
President of the CPTA Yuji Fujita said the focus of the meeting was to work onmore effective policies and activities to attract more tourists to Asia’scities.
He said he hoped the delegates would contribute to stronger and more effectivecooperation in tourism development in Asia.
This is the fourth time Hanoi has hosted this event, which is expected to helpthe city lure more international visitors.
On September 7 and 9, there will be a tourism promotion meeting and a tourismexposition of member cities of CPTA.
On September 9, participants will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Templeof Literature, the Thang Long Royal Citadel and Bat Trang pottery village.
The CPTA includes State tourism management agencies from 10 member cities ofthe Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21): Tokyo, Bangkok, New Delhi, KualaLumpur, Jakarta, Seoul, Taipei, Manila, Tomsk and Hanoi.
In the first six months of 2018, Hanoi welcomed more than 13 million visitors,a 10 per cent increase compared to the previous year, among which were 3million foreign tourists. Total tourism revenue during the period reached anestimated 40 trillion VND (1.7 billion USD).-VNS/VNA
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