As many as 10.3 million tourists
visited six northern central coastal provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue
in 2012 – an increase of 12 percent from last year.
(Vietnam Visa On Arrival) The figure was released at the
closing ceremony of the 2012 National Tourism Year for Northern Central Coastal
Area - Hue on December 15.
Addressing the ceremony held in Hue
city, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh said the programme
created a breakthrough in regional tourism development, contributing to the
success of national tourism sector.
The region earned over 6.6 trillion
VND from tourism, a year-on-year increase of 15 percent.
The minister suggested localities
continue increasing cooperation to create and promote competitive inter-regional
tourism products, and publicise the National Tourism Year results and
cooperative opportunities to domestic and foreign investors.
The 2013 National Tourism Year,
themed “The Red River Civilisation”, will be hosted by the port city of Hai
Phong.
Source: VNA
