Delegates to the meeting (Photo: VNA)Can Tho (VNA) – Multilateral connectivityand cooperation in the formation of a high-quality tourist route washighlighted at the sixth Meeting of GMS Southern Tourism Corridor that tookplace in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 14.
The route is expected to offer interesting experiences to those using servicesjointly launched by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar.
Representatives from the four countries and the Mekong Tourism CoordinatingOffice (MTCO) sought measures to turn the transport corridor into the southerntourism corridor.
Ha Van Sieu, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism,said the southern corridor is a crucial transport route of the Greater MekongSub-region (GMS).
This is one of the 11 major tourist routes of GMS countries, he said, addingthat since 2015, the above-said four nations have partnered in tourism productdevelopment and promotion and supported one another in improving tourismdevelopment capacity.
Thong Rathasak, Deputy Director General at the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism, saidtourism cooperation between Cambodia and other countries in the southerntourism corridor has been expanded over the past time.
Cambodia is implementing tourism cooperation projects with Vietnam, he said,adding that national flag carriers of the two countries have signed amemorandum of understanding on collaboration in operation.
A representative of the MTCO stressed thesignificance of IT applications and social networks in tourism promotion amidstthe Fourth Industrial Revolution.-VNA
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