KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) recently conducted a programme, ‘Follow-up Training Program on Interpretation’ in Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
This programme was a follow-up activity of the interpretation training in Japan in November last year, in Tokyo and Shizuoka, with the participation of the site managers of national parks/natural heritage sites and officers from national tourism and natural resources management offices from eight ASEAN Member States.
Interpretation is a communication skill to help visitors understand and appreciate the value of tourism resources in the area visited.
Better understanding on its value will lead to the conservation of the tourism resources and sustainable tourism management.
The AJC has been organising programmes to disperse interpretation needs at main heritage sites in the ASEAN Member States, in order to achieve sustainable tourism in the region by utilising their valuable tourism resources.
The programme was jointly conducted with the Department of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Luang Prabang Province and GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit).
About 50 local tourism stakeholders in Luang Prabang, including provincial tourism officials, tour guides, tour companies, tourism association and trainers from universities/technical colleges participated in the seminar and workshop on interpretation.
Over 90 per cent of participants were reported to have gained new knowledge and deepened understanding on interpretation.
Many tour operators also reported they would like to improve their tourism products using interpretive methods.
The programme included site visits to Luang Prabang Heritage City Walk and the Kuang Si Waterfall/National Park which are the major tourist attractions of the city.
-- BERNAMA
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