That is the content shared by Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien – Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee at the Workshop on Construction and Development of tours – routes and specific products of tourism Mekong Delta” by Economic & Urban Newspaper in collaboration with Tourism Association The Mekong Delta and Can Tho City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized the event in Can Tho on the morning of March 29.
According to Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien, in 2023, Can Tho will welcome over 5.9 million visitors, an increase of 17% over the same period in 2022. Total tourism revenue reached over VND 5,400 billion, up 32% over the same period.
Mr. Hien also said that Can Tho City as well as a number of provinces in the region are focusing on developing diverse quality and experiential tourism products. experience and high added value according to market orientation and in accordance with the needs of each subject.
In addition, localities build and deploy pilot models for tourism development. rural tourism eco-tourism… gradually positioning the city’s typical tourism brand.
However, Vice Chairman of Can Tho also said that the tourism industry of Can Tho City in particular and the Mekong Delta in particular In general, they are facing difficulties and challenges that are tourism products and tourism methods are quite similar and have not fully exploited the potential and strengths of each locality.
And Ms. Le Dinh Minh Thy – Director of Vietravel Can Tho said that although Can Tho airport is called an international airport, at the present time there are absolutely no international flights maintained. Among the 11 domestic flight routes from Can Tho connecting regions, there are currently only 4 flight routes left.
“There are no flights from the provinces and no international flights, so The number of tourists we want to increase is very difficult,” Ms. Thy said.
Mrs. Thy also proposed opening charter flights connecting with specific destinations for tourists. more to the Mekong Delta.
Dr. Tran Huu Hiep, Vice Chairman of the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, said that the specific tourism product of the Mekong Delta is “The World of the Mekong River. associated with the value of river landscape van culturalindigenous eco-tourism Don ca tai tu floating market on the river….
Dr. Tran Huu Hiep also raised the issue of linkages in tourism. He believes that tour products in the region are still fragmented and not yet connected; Tourism infrastructure also does not see the connection; There is no regional linkage mechanism from a tourism perspective, it is just the efforts of localities…
From there, Mr. Hiep proposed solutions such as establishing a coordination board for Mekong Delta tourism development ; Form a fund to support tourism development in the Mekong Delta to attract resources for tourism development; build a more attractive Mekong Delta tourism environment; Invest in infrastructure commensurate with potential; Pay attention to improving the quality of human resources to create a brand for regional tourism…
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