Attendees included leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; leaders of People's Committees of provinces and cities: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue, Binh Dinh, and Quang Ngai; Vietnam travel agencies, hotels, tourist attractions, airlines...
Speaking at the forum, Chairman Le Tri Thanh emphasized that the forum will focus on State tourism management, human resources development, product development, and promotions. The Forum aims at developing regional link products; cooperation in the promotion and development of tourism brands; international cooperation and integration in tourism in the Central Key Economic Zone with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, meanwhile, building a product package to stimulate domestic tourism to support the tourism sector to recover from the Covid-19 epidemic.
As suggested by localities, in order to prepare for the Forum, 07 localities will have many activities such as organizing the online forum to propose measures for tourism development; building a tourism stimulus program connecting Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Key Economic Region; setting up tourism routes and welcoming the first delegations of new tourist programs connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with the central provinces and cities; organizing cooperation agreements between localities, travel companies and airlines, etc.