The Secretary of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting, along with the participation of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, leaders of relevant departments, leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Tourism and its departments, divisions and units.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting

To realize the breakthrough goals of tourism development, build a night economic model; industrialization of the cultural sector; to renew cultural, sports and tourism activities….Improve the people's material, health and spiritual life; effectively organize election propaganda, events, and political tasks in 2021 and in the 2021-2025 period. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism reported to the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee a number of main contents, such as: Organizing the 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of Lao Cai province; Project of the Northwest Essence Festival - Lao Cai Flavors in 2021.

In particular, the Department has launched a plan to stimulate demand to explode "Lao Cai - The season of water pouring", including 4 main contents: Booming communication, promotion, and affirmation of Lao Cai - a safe destination; Boom in the construction and deployment of new unique tourism products; Exploding stimulus programs, events and promotional combos; Boom to accelerate support to remove difficulties for businesses investing in tourism development in Lao Cai

At the same time, the Department has also requested the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee to approve the policy of implementing innovative tasks in the fields of culture, sports and tourism such as: Improving efficiency in the management, use and exploitation of natural resources. cultural, sports and tourism works; Digital transformation in the fields of culture, sports and tourism. Digitizing specialized data: Museum artifacts, books, newspapers, magazines, intangible cultural heritage, historical sites, scenic spots; Applying science and technology to training and coaching high-achieving athletes. Digitize data of Lao Cai tourist advice to automatically respond to visitors in Vietnamese - English through automatic Chatbots with audio or writing 24/24h. At the same time, some contents are proposed on mechanisms, policies and facilities.

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Dang Xuan Phong - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council praised the industry's achievements in recent years. Comrade emphasized: In order to fulfill the planned goals, in the coming time, the province's Culture, Sports and Tourism sector needs to improve the efficiency of state management, continue to innovate and improve the quality of activities in the fields of the industry; Interested in developing new tourism products; exploit and effectively use the system of cultural and material foundations invested and built; develop tourism products to meet the tastes of tourists in the new period; Promote decentralization, strengthen coordination and linkage between sectors; strengthen tourism promotion, develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector, making positive contributions to the local socio-economic growth.

Phan Phuong