(VOVworld) – National Tourism Year 2015, to be held in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, will feature World Heritages sites in Vietnam.

UNESCO has recognized the Ho Dynasty Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2011.

Speaking at a press conference about the event in Ho Chi Minh city on Friday, Vuong Van Viet, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa province’s People’s Committee, said: "Thanh Hoa province has invested in infrastructure, improving local products and the quality of tourism human resources as well as building more restaurants, hotels and entertainment complexes. The aim is to further attract domestic and foreign visitors. We aim to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector in Thanh Hoa province by 2020". 

The program will include an anniversary celebration to mark the Ham Rong victory, a folk singing and cuisine festival, a sea tourism festival and a journey to connect the world heritage sites of Vietnam.