Following recent approval by Da Nang People’s Committee Chairman Huynh Duc Tho, 18 billion VND from the city budget will be spent on promoting the local tourism sector during this year.

Focus will be on enhancing the quality of the tourism services, developing such tourism products as eco-and rural tourism, and sightseeing boat tours, as well as organising many attractive tourism events.

In addition, the State management of accommodation establishments, travel activities and tourism sites will be tightened, whilst the publicity of the tourism in the mass media will be fostered.

Furthermore, heed will be paid to promoting the city’s participation into tourism fairs and roadshows held at both home and abroad, as well as receiving a large number of famtrip delegations from domestic and foreign travel and media agencies.

More importantly, greater efforts will be made to develop human resources for the local tourism sector, and help staff members from tourism service providers enhance their professional skills.