On December 22, the Hanoi Tourism Association held its 6th Congress for the 2022-2027 term. The Congress elected a new Executive Committee with great determination to contribute to the capital's tourism "taking off" and developing after the Covid-19 pandemic. Attending the congress were Deputy Director General of the General Department of Tourism (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) Pham Van Thuy; Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.
Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen speaks at the congress.
Showing himself as the "locomotive" of the Northern Provinces Association Cluster
Speaking at the congress, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen assessed that in the past term, Hanoi Tourism Association closely followed the direction of the City Party Committee, the City People's Committee and the Department of Tourism, mobilized and gathered businesses in the city to proactively implement many programs and action plans, actively responded and participated in events and promotion programs of the city.
Comrade Nguyen Manh Quyen also said that in 2023, the tourism industry needs to be more proactive and make more efforts to contribute to the development of the capital. The Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee requested the Executive Committee of Hanoi Tourism Association for the 2022-2027 term to focus on building solidarity and cohesion between branches and branches within the association; actively participate in contributing ideas to perfect mechanisms, policies and implementing the city's direction on developing tourism in a modern, sustainable, environmentally friendly and long-term vision direction.
In addition, Comrade Nguyen Manh Quyen suggested that the Hanoi Tourism Association strengthen propaganda and training to raise awareness of sustainable tourism development; closely coordinate with the Department of Tourism and related departments and branches to promote promotion activities, build new, unique, attractive and quality tourism products; promote market access, promote and promote tourism in key and potential international markets to restore international tourism; focus on training, coaching and fostering to improve the qualifications and professional skills of the capital's tourism human resources; promote the application of science and technology, enhance digital transformation, contributing to building the capital's tourism to develop more and more effectively and sustainably...
Mr. Nguyen Manh Than, Chairman of the Hanoi Tourism Association, spoke.
At the conference, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Tourism Pham Van Thuy also requested that the Hanoi Tourism Association continue to promote its role in the next term, unite its members in building new, creative and effective products for tourism in the capital, contributing to enriching the tourism products of the whole country.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh, Hanoi Tourism Association requested that in the next term, the Hanoi Tourism Association further promote its role as a "locomotive" in the alliance of tourism associations of the northern provinces, as well as create influence with the Tourism Association of the whole country.
Hanoi Tourism Association Congress.
Contributing to enriching the capital's tourism
Hanoi Tourism Association was established under Decision No. 3054/QD-UBND dated August 11, 1997 of Hanoi People's Committee on the establishment of Hanoi Tourism Business Club; Decision No. 3672/QD-UBND dated June 15, 2004 of Hanoi People's Committee on renaming Hanoi Tourism Business Club to Hanoi Tourism Association.
During the 2017-2022 term, the Association has developed a total of 7 branches, member clubs and about 200 members. The Association has actively mobilized businesses to participate in fairs, exhibitions, and festivals organized by state agencies, Hanoi People's Committee and localities; Organized many famtrip groups to survey tourist destinations in Hanoi and many provinces and cities to connect tours, routes, and develop new products.
In addition, Hanoi Tourism Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism development cooperation with Associations of other provinces and cities; directly advised a number of tourism businesses in Hoa Binh, Vinh Phuc, Son La, Lai Chau, Dien Bien... on building products, business development directions and services in a sustainable direction. Every year, the Association continues to coordinate with local Associations to organize the "Tourism Development Program of the Cluster of Tourism Associations of Northern Provinces and Cities"...
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen presented flowers to congratulate the Congress of Hanoi Tourism Association.
Regarding propaganda and promotion activities, the Association has coordinated with many press agencies to promote propaganda work, contributing to promoting tourism in the Capital, in which, the most prominent is the organization of the program to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation with Hanoi Moi Newspaper to communicate the Association's activities in the Newspaper's publications.
In the new term, the Vietnam Tourism Association has set many goals to strive for, focusing on perfecting the apparatus and improving the quality of activities of the Executive Committee, committees, branches and clubs; promoting communication, promotion and advertising activities; enhancing human resource training; improve the quality of activities of branches and clubs such as collaborating with the Travel Association to survey craft villages in Hanoi to build typical products for the capital...
"The leaders of the Department of Tourism presented flowers to congratulate the success of the Congress and the new Executive Committee of the Hanoi Tourism Association"
In addition, the Association also has 4 other Vice Presidents: Ms. Tran Thi Mai Huong, Director of Vietnam Trade Union Hotel; Mr. Phung Quang Thang, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of SGO Tourism Exploitation and Services Joint Stock Company; Mr. Do Dinh Cuong, Director of Human Resources Training Company; Mr. Nguyen Van Su, Director of NVS Horn Craft Company.