Delegates of APEC member economies tour ancient Hoi An city of Quang Nam provine (Source: VNA)
Hanoi
(VNA) – The APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, which will take place in the central
Da Nang city on November 6-11, will offers opportunities to promote the beauty
of Vietnam’s landscapes and people, especially destinations in the central
region, to international friends.
A wide range of tourism programmes have been developed to serve tourists during
the Week such as tours connecting local renowned destinations, including Ngu
Hanh Son Mountain, Museum of Cham Sculpture, Son Tra peninsula, the ancient Hoi
An city and Hue citadel, Than Tai Mountain, and night boat tours on the Han
River.
Besides, the municipal Department of Tourism prepared about 13,000 rooms at
seaside resorts and hotels to serve the Week, while providing staff and chefs
of hotels and restaurants with professional training.
Head of the
Vietnam National Tourism Administration Nguyen Van Tuan said the APEC event is
a “golden chance” to promote Vietnam as an open and friendly country.
A research of Assoc. Prof., Dr Pham Trung Luong from the Vietnam Environment
and Sustainable Development Institute showed that APEC economies have become
attractive and friendly destinations for tourists in recent years. In 2015, the
region served 396 million visitors, or 33 percent of total holidaymakers of the
world, generating revenue exceeding 598 billion USD and accounting for 44.5
percent of the world’s tourism revenue.
The World Tourism
Organisation of the United Nations forecast that the Asia-Pacific region will
receive 27 percent of the world’s tourists by 2020.
The APEC Economic
Leaders’ Week is expected to bring together heads of state and some 10,000
delegates from 21 APEC member economies.
Established in 1989,
APEC comprises 21 economies, namely Australia; Brunei; Canada; Chile; China;
Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; the Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico;
New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; the Philippines; Russia; Singapore;
Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States; and Vietnam.
Vietnam joined APEC in
1998, and hosted APEC in 2006.-VNA