Speaking at the meeting, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue spoke highly of efforts and achievements made by Quang Binh province in socio-economic development in 2019.
Quang Binh has made great efforts in improving their tourism development, the number of five million tourist arrivals in 2019 is an impressive number for a locality with limited infrastructure conditions like Quang Binh, the Deputy PM said.
The province should give priority to developing a variety of services, assisting businesses in researching and developing specific tourism products, and deploying various types of tourism services in order to increase local budget revenue, he noted.
Deputy PM Hue also asked the province to devise a specific plan to mobilise resources to invest and develop production in difficult mountainous areas, border areas and islands. to build the new-style rural areas in a sustainable manner.
Quang Binh should continue to pay due attention to infrastructure investment and environmental protection in tourism development, making this economic sector a spearhead in local economic development, he added.