(AG Provincial E-Portal) - Linking for development, along with product diversification, improving service quality, maximizing local specific strengths... is the policy that the tourism industry of An Giang province has gradually implemented the passing time.
In particular, through the two years 2022 - 2023, in the context of Vietnam's tourism industry recovering after the pandemic, An Giang built and implemented many activities such as building new products - services, organizing and participating in... Participate in many tourism promotion programs, strengthen communication work, promote regional links with provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta, Southeast, Northwest...
Conference to promote and advertise tourism in the Mekong Delta with the Northwest provinces
In order to attract tourists and tourism investment projects, An Giang Trade and Investment Promotion Center along with businesses have participated in many tourism promotion events, especially in important tourism markets. There, the province promoted its images, provided information, and promoted An Giang's tourism potential.
For the Mekong Delta, in 2023, An Giang successfully completed the role of Head of the Western Tourism Development Cooperation and Linkage Cluster (including Can Tho city and An Giang and Kien Giang, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau provinces). Basic tasks in the cluster's tourism development cooperation are implemented synchronously and effectively such as information exchange, product development, tour building, sharing experiences in management, organize and participate in promotion activities and human resource training... According to the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, in 2023, the Mekong Delta welcomed over 42.5 million visitors, with total revenue estimated to reach over 35,000 billion VND.
Visitors were visiting An Giang's booth at the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival
For Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), An Giang tourism industry identifies this as a key market. Especially in recent times, 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region are promoting connection with HCMC in many aspects, including tourism. An Giang tourism businesses continuously participate in annual tourism promotion events in HCMC such as HCMC Tourism Festival, HCMC International Tourism Fair. At the same time, An Giang Trade and Investment Promotion Center organized survey programs to introduce An Giang tourism to HCMC businesses such as Survey of An Giang Tourism Product Connection (2022), Survey of colorful rafting village tourism products at Chau Doc river confluence (2023).
For the Red River Delta and the Northwest, the An Giang Trade and Investment Promotion Center organized a survey team to learn from experience and promote tourism with Ha Noi city and Ha Nam and Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Yen Bai provinces... In particular, the unit signed a tourism development cooperation agreement with Ninh Binh and Hoa Binh in 2022. Especially in 2023, An Giang Investment and Trade Promotion Center coordinated with the Mekong Delta Tourism Association to successfully organize the Mekong Delta tourism promotion conference with the Northwest provinces, making the foundation for a cooperative relationship to develop tourism between the Mekong Delta and the Northwest - Southwest region.
Thanks to promoting regional connectivity, many tourism businesses throughout the country have built many tours to An Giang, contributing to promoting the recovery and growth of the province's tourism industry. If in 2022, An Giang welcomed about 7.5 million visitors, then by 2023, that number would increase to 8.3 million.
Mr. Le Trung Hieu - Director of An Giang Trade and Investment Promotion Center said that through tourism promotion events, most partners are impressed with An Giang tourism, especially majestic That Son range, sacred Ba Chua Xu temple, green Tra Su cajuput forest, colorful Chau Doc rafting village... "It is a pride for the province's tourism industry, and at the same time a driving force for us to continue continue to better complete the task of developing local tourism" - he affirmed.
An Giang is a locality rich in tourism potential with unique natural landscapes, many historical relics, diverse cultural life, friendly people... For the province's tourism industry to continue to develop, among the solutions, regional integration is the most important one. It is an opportunity to promote the beauty of the land and people of An Giang to businesses and tourists./.
Author: Yen Luong
Translated by Kim Ngan
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