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Hau Giang strives to become typical regional tourist destination

Hau Giang province is set to take many concerted measures to establish itself as a typical destination of waterway and agricultural tourism in the Mekong Delta.
Hau Giang strives to become typical regional tourist destination ảnh 1An eco-tourism site in Hau Giang province (Photo: VNA)

Hau Giang (VNA) – Hau Giang province is set to takemany concerted measures to establish itself as a typical destination ofwaterway and agricultural tourism in the Mekong Delta.

At a meeting on March 24, Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Le Tien Chau pointed out that the tourismindustry of Hau Giang remains modest despite efforts by departments, agenciesand localities. Compared to other provinces in the region, local tourism hasn’trated high and tourism products are still limited.

He asked sectors and localities in the provinceto further enhance connectivity, increase personnel training, improveinvestment attraction and step up promotion activities so as to boost localtourism.

Nguyen Van Hoa, Director of the provincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said effective agricultural modelswill be reviewed in the time ahead in order to pilot their combination withtourism.

Hau Giang will work to develop tourism brands,seek new markets, and coordinate with partners to organise tours linking theprovince with others to attract more visitors. It will also build policies forattracting tourism investment, he noted.

The province hopes tourism will become animportant economic sector by 2025 with 1 million arrivals, including about70,000 foreigners, and over 1.4 trillion VND (58.9 million USD) in revenue.

In 2019, Hau Giang welcomed nearly 1500,000visitors, including some 25,000 foreign travellers, and gained more than 170billion VND in revenue from tourists./.
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