Vietnam to Host Asia Conference on Tourism Promotion

Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will host the 7th annual conference of the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) from October 5-10.

 

The conference, part of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC 21), is held in rotation in member cities of Hanoi, Bangkok, New Delhi, Taipei, Seoul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

 

During the six-day event, participants will review the work set at the previous conference and adopt an action plan for new projects, propose solutions to develop tourism in member cities as well as organize promotional and advertising activities to attract tourists to Asian cities including Hanoi.

 

The conference will also boost cooperation among member cities and advertise their tourism potentials and services.

 

The Hanoi People’s Committee is guiding relevant authorities to prepare for the conference.

 

Vietnam, the sun warm Southeastern Asian nation welcomes more than 2.7 million international tourist arrivals in the first seven months of 2008, putting an on-year increase of 8.6 per cent.

 

The country is looking to 4 million-4.4 million foreign visitors and 19 million-20 million domestic tourists with total revenue of VND56 trillion, or US$3.5 billion this year.