Tourists to HCM City (Photo: VNA)The People Committee of the northern mountainousprovince of Lai Chau has recently launched a culture-tourism week in HCM City,which featured traditional culture like “khen” (panpipe) of the Mong ethnic minority group, “dan tinh” (handmade gourd lutes) and “hat then” (then singing), and Xoedance and “nhay sap” (dancing with bamboo poles) – unique art forms of the Thaipeople in Lai Chau.
The programme has contributed to promoting tourismcooperation between Lai Chau and the southern largest economic hub as well as othercities and provinces in the region, said Tong Thanh Hai, Standing Vice Chairmanof the Lai Chau People’s Committee.
Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands alsoorganised a tourism promotion conference in HCM City, introducing its tourismservices and products, covering eco-tourism.
In the first nine months of this year, the cityrecorded over 92.3 trillion VND (4 billion USD) in tourism revenues, up 15.5%from the yearly target. More than 2 million foreigners arrived in the city, or60.3% of the initial plan.
The city has maintained connectivity with 13 citiesand provinces in the Mekong Delta, southeastern, northwestern and northeasternregions, and the central key economic region.
Statistics showed that in the 2020-2022 period, thesoutheastern localities served over 73.53 million holidaymakers, earning 260.16trillion VND (10.67 billion USD) in tourism revenues.
DeputyMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet said the connectivity notonly helps to diversify products but also promotes their uniqueness, suggestinglocalities and businesses effectively and pragmatically roll out the signedagreements and launch more attractive tourism programmes./.
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