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Suoi Tien tourist site attracting a large number of visitors. Photo: suoitien.com
At a meeting with tourism firms on April 13, he said the city’s tourism development is partly driven by travel businesses and accommodation providers.

He pledged the best possible conditions for their operations to turn tourism into a spearhead industry.

This year, Ho Chi Minh City will upgrade museums and entertainment centers, accelerate the construction of a safari park in Cu Chi district and develop sea tourism in Can Gio district to attract visitors and encourage their spending. It has also devised a human resources development program for tourism.

Phong asked the municipal Tourism Department to design a tourism development strategy until 2030 and beyond, or else the industry won’t develop fully. The city’s leaders are ready to invite foreign experts and organizations to assist in outlining this strategy.

At the meeting, representatives of many travel companies and hotels gave opinions on tourism products along with various types of tourism. They also pointed out obstacles facing businesses in the industry.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed about 5.2 million foreign tourists in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent.

By the end of 2017’s first quarter, there were more than 1,170 travel companies in the city, including 575 foreign ones, mostly in districts 1, 3 and Phu Nhuan.

Source: VNA