Special tourism programs capitalize on Hanoi’s millennial celebration and national tourism year

The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced many events an programs to develop Hanoi tourism, designed to promote Hanoi’s special and unique tourism products to regional and international friends, creating a foundation for tourism development in the years to come.
Since April, Hanoi has worked with Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Thua Thien – Hue provinces to develop tour itineraries through Viet capital cities. In addition, other programs such as health tourism (visiting medical foundations treating patients with traditional oriental medicine and exercise), a program to increase the quality of city tours, a program focusing on Hanoi museums, a program on ecological tourism in Ba Vi district, a program upgrading Red River tourism, a program to develop home-stay tourism in the outskirts of Hanoi, a program surveying traditional villages and ancient quarters, and a program promoting gastronomy tourism.
These programs are expected to be carried out by the end of 2010. They are also activities to respond to 1,000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi.
In 2010, Hanoi launched a “Green tourism” movement to expand sustainable tourism, increase the quality of tourism and keep Hanoi clean and green in the eyes of tourists.
Some other activities aiming to increase the quality of tourism include a contest for good tour guides and qualified tourism centers to celebrate 1,000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi, and the organization of the Thang Long – Hanoi international tourism festival.