Meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia opens in Hanoi

The 16th meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA 16) opened in Hanoi on September 6.

At the meeting (Photo: VNA)
At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Delegates at the meeting discussed measures to attract greater numbers of visitors to Asian cities through cooperative projects, programmes, and campaigns. They also sought solutions to improve tourism management of State agencies and promote cooperation between those agencies and organisations and businesses of CPTA member cities.

An exhibition on member cities of the CPTA was held on the side-lines of the event. In addition, the host city is set to hold an exposition and tours for participating delegates around Hanoi’s tourism destinations.

The CPTA gathers the state tourism management agencies of 10 Asian cities, namely Tokyo, Bangkok, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Seoul, Taipei, Metropolitan Manila, Tomsk and Hanoi.

The meeting is scheduled to run until September 9.