Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and travel companies plan to survey tourist sites in the south central region of the country between September 23 and 28, 2009 to combine with local departments of culture, sports and tourism to develop tourism products for the region.
Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of the VNAT, told that the Department of Travel would lead the trip. Along with activities to survey tourist routes there, participants will join a tourism conference to seek cooperation to develop tourism for localities in the region.
This is one of the most important survey trips organized by the VNAT this year. The VNAT hopes that it will help the tourism sector in the important region to make new tourism products.
Last month, in a meeting in HCMC, Tuan said that the region, especially HCMC, was the driving force for the development of the country’s tourism. For the reason, the authority needs to spend more effort to develop tourism products there.
“The VNAT and travel companies will join hands to make some survey trips and seminars to develop products in the South Central and the Mekong Delta regions,†Tuan said in the meeting.
Tuan said the VNAT planned to make one more trip to survey tourist sites as well as a seminar for developing tourism in the Central Highlands.
“The tourist road named the World Heritage Road in the central region is up and running so we need to develop similar attractive products to woo more visitors,†he said.