(To Quoc) - The first International Conference on Rural Tourism will discuss and orient policies for sustainable rural tourism development, ensuring equitable distribution of tourism benefits, job creation, protection of natural and cultural resources, social integration, and empowerment of local communities and vulnerable groups, including women, youth and indigenous people.
On December 10, the first International Conference on Rural Tourism will be held in Quang Nam province. This is the first global event of UN Tourism on rural tourism, expected to attract the participation of 300 delegates from national and local management agencies of UN Tourism member countries and Vietnam, international organizations, the tourism community and the private sector.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu said that with the aim of identifying challenges, sharing good experiences and promoting rural tourism cooperation, the Conference will discuss and orient policies for sustainable rural tourism development, ensuring equitable distribution of tourism benefits, job creation, protection of natural and cultural resources, social inclusion, and empowerment of local communities and vulnerable groups, including women, youth and indigenous people.
International tourists participate in farming with the people of Hoi An city, Quang Nam province
To highlight the importance and contributions of tourism in promoting rural development, the Conference will focus on three main topics: National and local policies to promote rural tourism; engaging and empowering local communities in tourism development; developing tourism products, promoting innovation and facilitating market access for rural destinations.
The conference is expected to bring together speakers from tourism management agencies of UN Tourism member countries, villages belonging to the UN Tourism Best Villages Network, international organizations such as FAO, PATA, WB, ADB, MTCO, tourism experts from the private sector (Booking.com, Fliggy, JTB, Intrepid, Planeterra, Rustic Hospitality…), scholars and researchers in the field of rural tourism.
Within the framework of the Conference, the second annual meeting of the UN Tourism Best Villages Network will be held on December 9, gathering members of the UN Tourism Best Villages Network to build the network's strategic framework and future development orientation.
To date, UN Tourism has built a Best Tourism Village Network of 354 members, including tourism villages that have received the Best Tourism Village award over the past 4 years of organizing the award (2021-2024) and villages participating in the Upgrading Program. Vietnam has had 3 villages recognized as Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism: Thai Hai Village (Thai Nguyen Province in 2022), Tan Hoa Village (Quang Binh Province in 2023) and Tra Que Vegetable Village (Quang Nam Province in 2024)./.
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