Da Nang and the provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam have agreed on a new shared destination brand of “The Essence of Viet Nam.”

Leaders of the 3 Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism signed an agreement on the shared brand, witnessed by a representative of the EU-funded Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (EU-ESRT).

It is the result of a long-term consultation process with the EU-ESRT via conferences and meetings with working groups from the provinces.

Tourists visit the ancient citadel in Thua Thien Hue (Source: VNA)

The new brand, which was proposed by EU-ESRT experts, reflects the convergence of Viet Nam’s original tourism products in the area, ranging from culture, history, nature, to islands and cities.

It is also compatible with Viet Nam’s national brand “Viet Nam – Timeless Charm.”

The EU-ESRT will continue coordinating with working groups from the three provinces to complete the brand’s logo and slogan, advise on marketing and help complete a website promoting the three provinces.

According to Florian Sengstschmid from the EU-ESRT, the “The Essence of Viet Nam” should be used to attract international visitors, with long-term marketing strategies necessary to promote the brand to potential customers.

The EU-ESRT is the largest-ever technical tourism programme in Viet Nam sponsored by the EU with the goal of mainstreaming responsible tourism principles into Viet Nam’s tourism sector to enhance competitiveness.

The 11 million EUR project was initially implemented from 2011 to 2015 and was expanded to November 2016, with a focus on policy support and institutional strengthening, product competitiveness, public-private-partnerships and vocational training.

(Source: VNA)