Vietnam central region drafts tourism masterplan
HANOI - The local governments in Vietnam's
central coast have mapped out a comprehensive master plan for
developing the tourism industry in the region over the next two
decades.
The plan, involving input from the Japan International Cooperation
Agency, involves 29 projects covering services, management and
organization, infrastructure development and tourism resource
protection.
The plan will be submitted to the prime minister for approval
later this year, according to Deputy Chief of Vietnam's National
Administration for Tourism (VNAT), Vu Tuan Canh.
Reports delivered during a seminar on tourism in the central
provinces in Hue last week said that three cultural villages and
amusement parks would be developed in Lang Co (Thua Thien-Hue
Province), Van Phong (Khanh Hoa Province) and Ke Ga (Binh Thuan
Province).
Traditional craft villages in 10 central provinces stretching from
Quang Tri to Binh Thuan will be preserved and revamped to attract
tourists.
By 2010, VNAT will open a travel promotion agency, representative
offices for Vietnamese tourism in the world's 10 largest cities, and
travel information centers at Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat and Da Nang
international airports.
Guest houses with parking lots and information services may be
built at scenic spots along highways, 50-100 km apart.
Phu Bai Airport (Thua Thien-Hue) and Nha Trang Airport (Khanh Hoa)
will be expanded into 24-hour international airports.
Nine of the projects focus on protecting tourism resources. These
include establishing a management board for Nha Trang's beaches and
preserving the My Son Cham Sanctuary in Quang Nam Province.
Plans for the tourism industry's growth in the next two decades
also focus on preserving tourist sites like Phong Nha Cave (Quang Binh
Province), the Forbidden Walls (in the Royal Citadel of Hue), and My
Khe and Non Nuoc beaches in Da Nang.
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency ) - October 16, 2001.
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