An Giang (VNA) – More than 350 international and domestic experts from differentsectors met to discuss sustainable tourism development at a workshop held inLong Xuyen city, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on January 2.
The event, theninth of its kind, was hosted by the Ho Chi MinhCity University of SocialSciences and Humanities of the Vietnam National University (VNU),Binh Duong University, the US’s University of Hawaii and the provincialPeople’s Committee.
Addressing theevent, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vuong Binh Thanh noted theprovince’s favourable conditions for tourism development, saying that thelocality has beautiful landscapes and special national relic sites.
He hoped that participantswill help make the tourism sector an economic spearhead and a significant partof the province’s socio-economic development strategy.
Nguyen To Lan, fromthe Institute of Han-Nom Studies in Hanoi, highlighted spiritualtourism potential in Sam Mountain, Chau Doc district.
Ngo Thanh Loanfrom the VNU – Ho Chi Minh City University of SocialSciences and Humanities also introduced homestay tourism potential inrural areas of the province.
An Giang is thereligious tourism hub in the south, particularly in the Temple of Ba Chua Xu(Protector Goddess), Loan said, adding that the province is also home tonumerous religions and beliefs.
Meanwhile,Jonathan Warren from the US’s University of Washington stressed the need fordeveloping culture and education in tandem with the economy, saying thatinvestment for education and culture will drive economic development and viceversa.
Participants also discussedways to strengthen management over climate change adaption in the Mekong Deltaregion and promote spiritual tourism in Vietnam.-VNA
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