More than 60 tour operators from Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia discussed ways to promote their tourism potential at a conference in Hanoi on October 29.

They shared information on organising tours and developing new kinds of services to attract visitors.

Chhaysivlin, Director of CLS Cambodia, said the event helps tourist companies find partners from different parts of the world to seek out opportunities for investment and cooperation.

Deputy Head of the Ninh Binh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Luyen, said his province has over 1,000 historical, cultural and scenery sites.

It is improving its infrastructures and the quality of services and offering preferential investment policies to boost the local tourism industry and make it a spearhead economic sector in the future.

The conference, jointly held by the Hanoi and Ninh Binh Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism, aims to promote the 2013 National Tourism Year focusing on the Red River Delta Civilization.