Quang Binh attends tourism popularization at World Travel Market London 2016

Published On: 11/11/2016

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(Quang Binh Portal) - The delegation of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in coordination with some local tourism authorities and tourism enterprises, including Quang Binh province attended the World Travel Market Exhibition in London from November 7-11.


Son Doong Cave

Staged annually in London, World Travel Market is the leading global travel event for the travel industry - a must-attend, business-to-business event providing a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to the UK and international travel professionals. The event provides a unique opportunity for the whole global travel trade to meet, network, negotiate, and conduct business.

The World Travel Market London 2016 attracted the participation of more than 21,200 pavilions from many countries and territorial regions.

Together with the provinces and cities such as Hanoi, Ha Long, Sapa, Da Nang, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc, Quang Binh named in the list of top provinces attending Vietnam tourism promotion at World Travel Market London 2016.

With many outstanding advantages and high potentials of tourism, Quang Binh is given many beautiful landscapes and magnificient cave system which are favorable for tourism development. Especially, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, covering an area of over 120,000 hectares and being recognized as a world' natural heritage site for two times by UNESCO, is an attractive destination for tourists and investors.

Known as the "Kingdom of the cave", Phong Nha - Ke Bang area has a group of over 300 multi - shaped caves, where there is a mystery of wonders and attraction, a paradise for scientists in caves, explorers and tourists. Along with the miraculous cave system, the Trooc river, Chay river and Son river in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park region with the fresh blue streams winding among the rock mountains with forests, have created a poetic beauty as a magnificent water – color painting.

Quang Binh has a coastal line of 116 km with many beautiful, green and clean beaches which takes it easy to develop tourism in. It has also been given some mineral water springs, therefore, it is quite favorable for tourism development; beautiful wide forests, long seashore, rivers and much landscapes from the nature together with historical relics and cultural heritages. Quang Binh people are also friendly, hard working and hospitable. The New York Times (US) ranked Quang Binh at the 8th position in the list of 52 attractive destinations in the world and 1st position in the list of 12 destinations in Asia.

This global leading tourism event is an opportunity for Quang Binh to introduce local typical products of cultural tourism as well as traditional cultural values and gastronomy to the world. This is a chance to share information, seek cooperation opportunities, grasp market trend and expand business cooperation.

By Nhu Y
(Source: Quang Binh Portal)