Project targets sustainable tourism development

Hanoi (VNA) - An 11.1 million USD project to promote sustainable tourism development will be carried out in five poorest provinces.

The targeted provinces, including Cao Bang and Bac Kan in the north,
Thua-Thien Hue, Quang Binh and Quang Tri in the central region, have
potentials for tourism development.

The five-year project is part of the "Greater Mekong Sub-region Sustainable
Tourism Development Project" funded by the Asian Development Bank.

The project will improve tourism-related infrastructures, support pro-poor
community-based tourism projects, facilitate private sector participation in
tourism marketing and promotion.

It also aims to reduce the rates of poor households, contribute to economic
growth, increase employment and promote the conservation of natural and
cultural heritage in the beneficiary areas.-Enditem