(Baonghean.vn) - On April 30th evening, at Binh Minh Square, Cua Lo town, the opening ceremony of Cua Lo Tourism Festival 2016 took place.
The opening ceremony attracted the attendance from the central delegates including Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue - Member of the Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration; Mr. Ho Duc Phoc - Member of the Party Central Committee, Director of the State Auditor; Mrs. Le Thi Thuy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Inspector of Government Inspectorate, and other representatives of ministries, departments and central agencies.
The representatives from Nghe An province were Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Party Secretary; Mr. Nguyen Xuan Son - Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Mr. Le Quang Huy - Deputy Secretary of Party Committee; the comrades of Provincial Standing Committee and other Party members from different authorities. In addition, there were also representatives of foreign Embassies in Vietnam, such as Laos, Thailand, China, America, and thousands of tourists.
As a traditional festival, Cua Lo Tourism Festival is one of the annual activities in the region, which honors the culture, promotes the tourism potential and initiates the tourism season in the most attracting beach of Nghe An.
In the opening ceremony, the development of Cua Lo town has been reminded since 109 years ago, when the French came and built the very first resorts here. Currently, Cua Lo is the key destination in tourism of Nghe An, and as the first in the country, the Prime Minister has decided to honor the title “Tourism Town” to Cua Lo.
The town has also been recognized by Global Tourism Organization to be one of the best beaches in Vietnam. Its advantages like clean water, friendly locals and diversity in cuisine have brought Cua Lo millions of tourists each year. In 2015, the income from tourism services of the town has reached 2,260 billion VND, indicated an increase of 30% in comparison to that of 2014; there was around 2.5 million of tourists has come to Cua Lo last year, which improved by 15.7%.
In 2016, the town will focus on developing infrastructures, improving restaurants around the beach, enhancing the quality of feature goods like dry seafood and fish sauce. Moreover, the highly rated tours such as Lan Chau Islands – Ngu Island; Cua Lo – Ho Chi Minh hometown; Cua Lo – Vinh – Hung Nguyen and so on will be maintained at the same time with presenting new services.
In the presence of numerous delegates and visitors, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue – Deputy Prime Minister has drummed to open the festival officially with a hope of a fruitful festival for the town.
Main activities during Cua Lo Tourism Festival 2016 involve opening ceremony, temple ceremony in Van Loc temple, music concerts, boat racing. Those will take place until May 1st and be thought to bring attraction from a large number of tourists as well as local people.
Reporters: Thanh Son - Thanh Cuong
Translator: Phuong Thu