Four pave way for tourism integration
ELEVEN provinces across four countries in the upper Mekong basin have agreed to join in a development-cooperation agreement that will seek sustainable tourism integration across the subregion and its borders.
Officials from these provinces signed a memorandum of understanding on the mechanism of their cooperation last Saturday at the conclusion of a half-day meeting held in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo province, Laos.
Under the MoU, the provinces agreed to cooperate on tourism advertising, cross-border facilities and tourism infrastructure development including tourism route connectivity, human-resource development, and integration facilitation for international tourists.
The provinces are Bokeo, Luang Namtha, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Luang Prabang and Xayaboury of Laos; Xishuangbanna prefecture of China’s Yunnan province; Sonla and Dien Bien Phu of Vietnam; and Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces of Thailand.
Looking towards tourism advertising, participants will look to cooperate in building a single website for a more systematic approach with tourism sites, routes, accommodation, restaurants and security guidance for each province being listed.
