The Hanoitimes – Vietnam tourism still reveals many disadvantages such as lack of specific tourism products, lack of strong and professional tourism human resources. Vietnam tourism. Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam – Head of the State Steering Committee on Tourism has guided the direction and implementation of 2017, the orientation and tasks in 2018 for tourism industry. According to the Government office report, Vietnam received a record 12.9 million foreign visitors in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 29.1%. The position of Vietnam’s tourism industry also increased on the world market. Vietnam ranked sixth in the 10 tourism destinations with the fastest development in the world in 2017. However, Vietnam tourism industry still has many limits such as lack of specific tourism products; lack of strong and professional human resources; the service quality in some attractions and destinations is not guaranteed, especially in the peak season; low competitiveness, lack of strong tourism brands; the work of security, safety, hygiene in many places is not good … To the fact, Deputy Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to expeditiously complete the project of restructuring Vietnam tourism industry and submit in the first quarter of 2018, and at the same time, continue studying, adjusting or proposing the formulation of the new Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy and Master Plan in line with the new conditions and situation as well as the provisions of the Tourism Law of 2017 and submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval. Deputy… [Read full story]
(Cinet)- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has informed a master plan to develop culture and tourism in the key central economic region until 2020 with an orientation to 2030. Some province to apply to the Plan are the entire central and Central Highlands regions: Da Nang city, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh. Accordingly, Da Nang city and Hue city will become hubs of culture, art and scientific research, as well as a cultural, art and family personnel training centres for the entire central and Central Highlands regions. Preserving and promoting some world cultural…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - According to Plan No. 253/KH-UBND on food safety management in 2018 issued recently by the Municipal People’s Committee, the city expects to increase food safety management capacity, improve awareness on food safety of managers, producers, traders and consumers. The People’s Committee requests units to take following actions: Strengthen leadership and capacity to manage food safety; Assign responsible units to manage food safety in the areas; increase movement on food safety, and overcome shortcomings; improve and enhance food safety management; promote the cooperation program on supervising food safety between People’s Committees and Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committees at…... [read more]
At a regular press briefing in Hanoi on June 24, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga said the National Development and Reform Commission of China recently approved a plan to develop the Hainan tourism island from 2010 to 2020, a plan which specifies that a marine-based complex managed by Hainan province includes the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos. The plan encourages the launch of more air and sea routes to Hoang Sa and the registration of usage rights to uninhabited islands there. This act seriously violates Vietnam’s sovereignty, and runs counter to common agreements reached by the…... [read more]
(Cinet)- Recently, the vice chairman of the people’s committee of Hue, Mr. Lê Phước Hoà and representatives of relevant agencies of the province and the city had a meeting and worked with Mr.Damian Moragues – a Spanish tourism expert with heads of the international cooperation department – general department of Tourism to discuss plans to implement the project and the recruitment of Vietnamese experts to work for the detailed tourism scheme for Hue to build up and develop Hue to become a tourism city, and will achieve a tourism industry of Vietnam in the future. With the capital of 150,000…... [read more]
With plans for the 2010 National Tourist Year still stuck with Hanoi’s Mayor, travel firms are getting impatient. While the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT) and Hanoi authorities are to hold a ceremony later this week to announce the 2010 National Tourist Year, the deputy director of the Hanoi Culture, Sports and Tourism Department Mai Tien Dung reveals plans are yet to be approved. Travel firms are arguing that in order to prepare for the national tourist year they should already have received information so they can negotiate with foreign partners on bringing tourists to Vietnam as well as…... [read more]
