The north-central province of Thanh Hoa will upgrade transportationinfrastructure and accommodations in preparation for hosting the 2015national tourism year, heard a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October24.
Vuong Van Viet, the province's deputy chairman, saidthere were many ways to reach Thanh Hoa from other cities. The drivefrom Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport on the express highway takesone hour and 45 minutes. Tho Xuan Airport currently offers two flights aday to HCM City and will soon explore flights to cities of Da Nang andBuon Ma Thuot, in addition to installing an automatic control system andsignal system for night flights next month. The construction of anotherterminal will begin next month, upgrading the airport into a reserveairport for Noi Bai International Airport.
The province alsoplans to upgrade National Highway 45, which connects the world heritagesite of Thanh Hoa's Ho Dynasty Citadel to Ninh Binh province's Trang Anlandscape complex.
Pham Duy Phuong, deputy director of theprovince's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the provincehad attracted 66 tourism projects with total registered capital of 23.28trillion VND. Thirty of them were already licensed and underconstruction.
The province currently has 16,000 people working in the tourism industry, 72 percent of whom are well-trained.
Thanh Hoa has around 672 accommodations offering 14,000 rooms. Theprovince expects to increase the number of rooms to 17,200 by 2015 and37,700 by 2030.
Six activities will be organised under theinstruction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to mark theVisit Vietnam Year. These include a world heritage festival in March, aphoto exhibition and chanting festival in April, national andinternational sports events in May and a food festival in June.
Thanh Hoa will host the opening and closing ceremonies for thenational tourism year in March and December, in addition to holding the50th anniversary ceremony of the Ham Rong victory, an internationalstone sculpture camp and a sea tourism festival.
The other 15cities and provinces with world heritage sites will also organiseactivities as part of the national programme. The cities are Hanoi, DaNang and HCM City. The provinces are Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, BacNinh, Ninh Binh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Thua Thien Hue, QuangNam, Gia Lai and Lam Dong.
Thanh Hoa hopes to turn tourism intoa key economic sector by 2020 and draw as many as 650,000 internationalvisitors and 17 million domestic travelers by 2030.
Revenuefrom tourism is expected to reach 158.6 million USD in 2015 and 1.2billion USD in 2030. The province will need estimated investment capitalof 340 million USD by 2015 and 480 million USD in 2016-2020 to achievethese goals.
The tourism sector also aims to provide jobs for 67,200 people next year and 180,900 by 2030.-VNA
Vuong Van Viet, the province's deputy chairman, saidthere were many ways to reach Thanh Hoa from other cities. The drivefrom Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport on the express highway takesone hour and 45 minutes. Tho Xuan Airport currently offers two flights aday to HCM City and will soon explore flights to cities of Da Nang andBuon Ma Thuot, in addition to installing an automatic control system andsignal system for night flights next month. The construction of anotherterminal will begin next month, upgrading the airport into a reserveairport for Noi Bai International Airport.
The province alsoplans to upgrade National Highway 45, which connects the world heritagesite of Thanh Hoa's Ho Dynasty Citadel to Ninh Binh province's Trang Anlandscape complex.
Pham Duy Phuong, deputy director of theprovince's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the provincehad attracted 66 tourism projects with total registered capital of 23.28trillion VND. Thirty of them were already licensed and underconstruction.
The province currently has 16,000 people working in the tourism industry, 72 percent of whom are well-trained.
Thanh Hoa has around 672 accommodations offering 14,000 rooms. Theprovince expects to increase the number of rooms to 17,200 by 2015 and37,700 by 2030.
Six activities will be organised under theinstruction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to mark theVisit Vietnam Year. These include a world heritage festival in March, aphoto exhibition and chanting festival in April, national andinternational sports events in May and a food festival in June.
Thanh Hoa will host the opening and closing ceremonies for thenational tourism year in March and December, in addition to holding the50th anniversary ceremony of the Ham Rong victory, an internationalstone sculpture camp and a sea tourism festival.
The other 15cities and provinces with world heritage sites will also organiseactivities as part of the national programme. The cities are Hanoi, DaNang and HCM City. The provinces are Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, BacNinh, Ninh Binh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Thua Thien Hue, QuangNam, Gia Lai and Lam Dong.
Thanh Hoa hopes to turn tourism intoa key economic sector by 2020 and draw as many as 650,000 internationalvisitors and 17 million domestic travelers by 2030.
Revenuefrom tourism is expected to reach 158.6 million USD in 2015 and 1.2billion USD in 2030. The province will need estimated investment capitalof 340 million USD by 2015 and 480 million USD in 2016-2020 to achievethese goals.
The tourism sector also aims to provide jobs for 67,200 people next year and 180,900 by 2030.-VNA
