Hue cooperates with Thailand in tourism development

On September 25, Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People’s Committee held a working session with a delegation from the Thai Senate, led by Tunyaratt Achariyachai, head of the Senate Committee on Tourism, and agreed to advertise images of Hue and Thailand to encourage Thai tourists to visit Hue and vice versa.
Representatives of Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People’s Committee and the Thai Senate’s delegation reached an agreement on some issues relating to tourism and development through exploiting each other’s strengths and potential.
Mrs. Tunyaratt Achariyachai appreciated Hue’s potential and strengths for developing tourism, particularly its traditional culture, nature and the hospitality of Hue’s people to attract Thai visitors.
According to Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People’s Committee’s report, the locality now has 152 restaurants and hotels with over 5,200 bedrooms.
In 2008, Hue received over 1.7 million tourists, 20 percent of whom were from Thailand.