Vietnam attends travel expo in Hong Kong "VietNam Travel"
Vietnam showed its tourist industry at the Hong Kong International Travel Expo 2009 (HK ITE 2009) held in Hong Kong, China, from June 11-14.
Vietnam
has two pavilions at the exhibition, one representing the national flag
carrier Vietnam Airlines and the other belonging to central Quang Nam
Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
This is
the first time the Quang Nam tourism sector has attended the expo and
it is using it as part of its preparations for a ceremony to mark the
10th anniversary of UNESCO recognising Hoi An Ancient Town and My Son
Sanctuary as world cultural heritages.
With the slogan of “One
Destination, Two World Cultural Heritage Sites”, the Quang Nam pavilion
has drawn a lot of attention from foreign visitors and partners in the
tourist industry.
The sector will also hold a forum on tourism in the province in particular and Vietnam in general.
Speaking
at the forum, the Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau, Mr.
Pham Cao Phong, said that Vietnam always creates the best possible
facilities for overseas tourists when they visit the country.
Mr.
Dinh Hai, Director of the Quang Nam Province’s Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism, said that Quang Nam is now an attractive tourist
destination with two world cultural heritage sites along with a
recently-recognised world biosphere reserve at Cu Lao Cham.
The expo features 600 stands from 50 countries and territories.
We really enjoyed our journey immensely. Our guide in Hanoi, Hieu was exceptional. His command of English was great. He was very learned and a great provider of historical, political and cultural information. We all (kids included) really enjoyed his company- he's a real stand-out. The Mekong Homestay was great but the visit to one of the hilltribe villages on the way there was the best. We definitely plan to return and will keep Vietnam Discovery Travel in mind when we make the arrangements. Thanks for all the help.
