Sunday, November 14, 2010

EATOF members show strengths in tourism

The strength of the connectivity among East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) members is vital for the tourism sector’s developments in the context of global economic difficulties, said Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee.

Addressing the EATOF mayors’ meeting in Ha Long City in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on Wednesday, vice chairwoman Nhu Thi Hong Lien suggested EATOF increase the exchange of information through fairs and major events of each country and promote bilateral cooperation among EATOF member provinces.

EATOF member nations should select typical programs of each locality for exchanging experiences, she said.

For his part, Vice mayor of South Korea’s Gangwon Province Kang Ki-Chang, suggested changing tourism environments, upgrading tourism infrastructure and increasing coordination among EATOF member countries as solutions to developing tourism.

EATOF member countries should preserve and bring into play cultural and tourism values with a focus on green tourism and tourism for the community’s interest while updating tourism information and advertising tourism on the Internet, he said.

The participants also put forward recommendations to boost connectivity and cooperation within EATOF.

At the meeting, the mayors voted for Ha Long Bay as a world natural wonder and signed a joint declaration for sustainable development in East Asia.

EATOF bilateral meetings between member provinces also took place on the same day.

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