(To Quoc) - With the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosting the first UN Tourism International Conference on Rural Tourism in Vietnam, the event will attract the attention of the global tourism community, domestic and international media. This is a "golden" opportunity for the Vietnamese tourism industry to promote the image, brand and especially the potential and strengths of Vietnamese rural tourism to international friends.
From December 9-11, 2024, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) and the People's Committee of Quang Nam province, organized the First International Conference on Rural Tourism and the Second Annual Meeting of the UN Tourism Best Tourism Village Network at Vinpearl Resort & Golf Nam Hoi An, Quang Nam province.
The highlight event was the First International Conference on Rural Tourism, which took place on December 10, the first global conference of UN Tourism on rural tourism, attracting the participation of more than 300 delegates from 50 countries around the world, representing national and local tourism management agencies of UN Tourism member countries and Vietnam, international organizations, the tourism community and the private sector.
Tra Que Vegetable Village.
With the aim of identifying challenges, sharing good practices 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, empowerment of local communities and vulnerable groups, including women, youth and indigenous people.
The conference will focus on three main themes highlighting the importance and contributions of tourism in promoting rural development: (1) National and local policies to promote rural tourism development, (2) Engaging and empowering local communities in tourism development, (3) Developing tourism products, promoting innovation and facilitating market access for rural destinations.
The event will bring together prestigious speakers from tourism management agencies of UN Tourism member countries, villages of the UN Tourism Best Tourism Villages Network, international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA), the World Bank (WB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO), tourism experts from the private sector (BBC Travel Show, Fliggy, JTB, Intrepid, Planeterra, Rustic Hospitality, Traveloka…), scholars and researchers in the field of rural tourism.
On this occasion, the second UN Tourism Best Villages Network Annual Meeting will be held on December 9, 2024, bringing together members of the UN Tourism Best Villages Network to build the network's strategic framework and future development orientation.
In addition, on December 11, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province will organize a post-event destination survey program for delegates attending the Conference. The program will give delegates the opportunity to explore outstanding rural and cultural tourism products of Quang Nam province by experiencing the peaceful beauty of Tra Que Vegetable Village, learning about traditional pottery making at Thanh Ha Pottery Village and visiting Hoi An ancient town - a land of convergence and exchange of Eastern and Western cultures.
With the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosting the first UN Tourism International Conference on Rural Tourism in Vietnam, the event will attract the interest and attention of the global tourism community, domestic and international media.
This is a "golden" opportunity for the Vietnamese tourism industry to promote the image, brand and especially the potential and strengths of Vietnamese rural tourism to international friends, thereby creating momentum for rural tourism to develop into an important product, contributing to increasing the attractiveness and competitiveness of Vietnamese tourism in the region and the world.
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