The meeting will be held from 25-27 October on the theme of East Asian Tourism Recovery in the New Natural Era, and will also serve to celebrate another anniversary of the founding of EATOF, an entity that brings together representatives from a dozen countries. .
According to the organizers, the forum program includes the EATOF Standing Committee meeting and other bilateral meetings. Municipal Governors Conference; Thematic seminar and signing of a joint declaration, among other activities.
In addition, a program of visits to places of interest and tourism display will be developed in Quang Ninh, a province that in the first half of the year received 5.5 million domestic and international visitors, bringing in $527 million in income.
Quang Ninh Tourism Service Director Pham Ngoc Thuy said in remarks reported by Nahn Dan newspaper, that hosting the EATOF General Assembly will be an opportunity for the province to attract investment for tourism development, and to strengthen cooperation with member localities and other countries.
He stressed that through the event, the province wants to promote Quang Ninh’s friendly, confident and attractive image.
Founded in 1999 in Gangwon Province, South Korea, the East Asia Interregional Tourism Forum consists of local governments in this region who wish to promote the development of the entertainment industry through international cooperation.
Currently they belong to the same Cebu (Philippines); Gangwon (South Korea), Jilin (China), Luang Prabang (Laos), Quang Ninh (Vietnam), Sarawak (Malaysia), Siem Reap (Cambodia), Tottori (Japan), Tov (Mongolia) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia).
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