Visitors at Hue imperial city (Photo VNA)Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The ancientimperial city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue was recognisedas an ASEAN Clean Tourist City at the ASEAN Travel Forum and TravexInternational Tourism Trade Fair in Thailand at the end of January.
According to Deputy Director of the provincialDepartment of Tourism Nguyen Van Phuc, the indicators for ASEAN to evaluate aclean tourist city include environmental management, clean streets, wastemanagement, community awareness of environmental protection, green spaces,health safety, urban security, and infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the Lang Hanh Huong (PilgrimageVillage) resort in Hue city won the title of ASEAN Green Hotel Award for itsenvironmentally friendly operational activities, use of green products, solidwaste management and efficient use of energy and water, air quality management,noise pollution control, sewage treatment and management, and management oftoxic waste and chemical substance discharge.
Last year, the Pilgrimage Village received theAccommodation Award for Sustainable Successes by Chamaleon Reisen GmbH, aGerman travel agency.
The awards will help drive forward local effortsto build green and sustainable hotels and increase the province’scompetitiveness against other tourism destinations in the country and beyond,Phuc said.
In 2018, Thua Thien-Hue strives to welcome about4-4.2 million tourists, a year-on-year rise of 10 percent, with 40-45 percent beinginternational vacationers.
Tourism revenues are projected to increase 15percent to reach 4-4.2 trillion VND (175.2 – 183.5 million USD).
This year, the Hue Relics Preservation Centrewill continue promoting the tour “Hue – one destination, five heritage elements”,including Hue imperial relic complex, “Nha nhac” (Hue royal court music),woodblocks and imperial records of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945), Han(Chinese scripts) poetry inscribed on the Hue royal architecture, which wererecognised by UNESCO as world heritage items.-VNA
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