The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed nearly 1.8 million
tourist arrivals in January-July, including 650,000 foreigners visiting
the imperial city of Hue.
The local tourism
sector earned over 1.6 trillion VND (74 million USD) thanks to the
launching of a number of tours, focusing on eco-tourism, since the
beginning of this year and the promotion of new tourism services and
products, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism.
Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation
Centre Phan Thanh Hai said various programmes are underway to explore
the Huong (Perfume) River and Nha Nhac ( Hue royal court music),
which has been named by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humankind.
The centre will also launch a “Golden
Tourism Month” from September 2-30 and a “Golden Tourism Week” from
December 24-30 with discounts to be offered to those visiting the Hue
relic site, which expects to welcome the 30 millionth visitor since it
was recognised as a world cultural heritage in 1993 by the UNESCO, Hai
added.
According to the provincial Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, the One UN Funds has given a non-refundable
aid of 230,500 USD through the International Labour Organisation and
the UNESCO for sustainable tourism development in Vietnam , including
Thua Thien-Hue province.-VNA