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Article: Hanoi keen to welcome more tourists to historical sites.
- Article from:
- Vietnamese News Agency
- Article date:
- October 7, 2008
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Hanoi, October 7 (VNA) -- Hanoi, with its abundance of beautiful landscapes, has attached great importance to developing both its historical and cultural tourist industry, according to a municipal official.
On the sidelines of the 7th annual conference of the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) taking place in Hanoi between Oct. 5-10, Deputy Director of the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cao Thi Ngoc Lan said Hanoi is home to more than 4,000 historical sites, of which 1,400 are certificated. The capital city is also increasing its focus on developing other types of tourism such as MICE tourism, trade street tourism and festival tourism.
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