Thua Thien – Hue province to host the National Tourism Year 2012
On 15/6, an officer of People’s Committee of Thua Thien – Hue, Hoang Ngoc Khanh announced that Thua Thien – Hue will be the host for the National Tourism Year 2012 with the theme “Hue – an ancient capital city – a new experience.”
On 15/6, an officer of People’s Committee of Thua Thien – Hue, Hoang Ngoc Khanh announced that Thua Thien – Hue will be the host for the National Tourism Year 2012 with the theme “Hue – an ancient capital city – a new experience.”
National Tourism Year 2012 will consist of many activities such as Vietnamese Entrepreneur with Cultural and Ethnic Heritage program which will be held for the first time, Festival of Culture, Sport and Tourism in Central Vietnam and Tay Nguyen, International Cooperation on Development of Road Tourism in Vietnam – Laos – Myanmar – Thailand (East West Economics Corridor) forum and Cultural Values and Strategy to Promote Tourism.
Thua Thien – Hue Province, in 2012, will organize Hue Festival 2012, Vesak Festival and Flower Festival, creating a rich and diverse content for the National Tourism Year.
A number of four and five stars hotels was completed and put into use such as Mercure Hotel, Mondial Hotel, etc. (see full list of hotels in Hue). Other projects are being actively developed such as the project of Angsana hotel, the Guest House and Hoa Binh international resort.
By the middle of May, 2011, Thua Thien- Hue province has welcomed 617,000 tourists visited Hue, up 6.8% over the same period last year. Revenues from accommodation establishments have reached 400 billion VND.
More: Hue Festival 2012
Hue promotes tourism via an attractive logo design contest
The Provincial Department of Tourism in Thua Thien Hue has recently launched the logo design contest called “Hue – Culinary Capital” to introduce and promote Hue’s gastronomy more attractively and effectively.
50% discount on admission tickets for Hue monuments
With a purpose to promote local tourism, Hue Monuments Conservation Center has offered a 50% discount on all entrance tickets to the cultural - historical relics belonging to the ancient capital complex of Hue for both foreign and domestic visitors. The discount applies from now until August 31st, 2021.
