The central Thua Thien Hue Province's People Committee hopes to get 43 projects completed to host National Tourism Year 2012.

The projects, costing a total VND49 trillion (USD2.3 billion), include 22 on which work has already started or the projects have been completed. Five hotels of the Mercure and Mondial groups are already in use while others are in progress.

Hue national tourism year 2012, themed "Hue ancient capital city, new experiences", is a major tourism event that is expected to be held all year round.

It aims to promote Vietnam travel products and cultural heritage to both international and domestic tourists  in tours in Vietnam.

Hue Festival 2012, a biennial event of Vietnamese cultural heritage, is expected to be a major cultural drawcard.

Lying on the north-south railway and the main road to Laos and north-eastern Thailand, and having Phu Bai international airport and the Chan May seaport, the province is a noted stopover for tourists in Vietnam travel.

It plans to reach an annual tourism turnover of more than VND3 trillion (USD145 million) with arrivals of at least 1.2 million international tourists a year by 2015.

Vietnam travel - Vietnam travel companies - Tours in Vietnam

Hue city - Hue ancient capital city - Vietnamese cultural heritage - Vietnam travel - Hue festival