Vietnam’s domestic tourists reached 24 million in the first half of thisyear, up by 12 percent against the same period last year, and 73.8percent of this year’s target.
The domestic tourism market hasseen a continuous surge and is now a major driving force acceleratingtourism development in Vietnamese localities, said Nguyen Van Tuan,General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in arecent teleconference to review the sector’s six-month performance.
Notably, Vietnam’s key tourism localities maintained their growth andaffirm their leading role in the sector, including Ho Chi Minh City,Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Da Nang, Quang Nam and Binh Thuan, he said.
Over the past time, a range of large-scale tourism facility projectssuch as international quality hotels and resorts have gone intooperation, illustrating the country’s improvement in tourisminfrastructure and services, he added.
Vietnam’s progress showsthat the country is still an attractive destination in the eyes ofinvestors despite its economic difficulties, he said, adding thatVietnam’s tourism is also highly valued by the international communityand tourism experts.
Since the beginning of this year, the sector has been honoured to receive many prestigious international awards.
Hanoi, HCM City, Hoi An (Quang Nam province) and Ha Long (Quang Ninhprovince) received “ Top Destination in Asia ” awards from theworld’s greatest tourism website TripAdvisor.com.
Thewebsite also ranked three Vietnamese museums, namely the War RemnantsMuseum in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and theVietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi, and the Hon Tam Resort andResidences as the most favourite destinations in Asia.
In addition, street food in Vietnam is regarded as one of the ten most attractive around the world.
The aforesaid reputations help create an encouragement for thedomestic tourism’s development as well as show the attractiveness ofVietnamese tourism in the eyes of the international community, Tuansaid.
However, the sector still reveals limitations andshortcomings that need to be overcome to improve the country’s tourismenvironment and promote the friendly, harmonious and hospitable image ofVietnamese tourism.
Among the biggest challenges faced by thesector over the past time were the phenomena of inviting domestic andforeign travellers with insistence and cheating them in major touristdestinations.
Therefore, one of the key missions specified bythe sector in this year’s remaining months is to focus on managing thequality of tourism products, reorganising the tourism environment andthoroughly dealing with the above-mentioned phenomena, according toTuan.
Specifically, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourismhas completed a project on improving the tourism environment andimage of Vietnam.
Though the global economic downturn has hadnegative impacts on tourism in numerous countries, Vietnam still sees animpressive increase in foreign tourists.
The country receivedmore than 3.5 million foreign visitors in the year’s first half, up by2.6 percent compared to the same period last year. Total earning fromtourism reached 105 billion VND (4.9 million USD).
Indiversifying tourism products, Vietnam has attached importance toexpanding various new tourism models such as land, waterway and searoutes to create a network between destinations in mountainous, highlandand delta regions and those in coastal areas and islands.
Inaddition, the sector has created new specific tourism types, namelywalking, mountain climbing, sea-diving, cave discovering, eco-tourism,sports and entertainment, and meetings, incentives, conferencing andexhibitions (MICE) tourism.-VNA
The domestic tourism market hasseen a continuous surge and is now a major driving force acceleratingtourism development in Vietnamese localities, said Nguyen Van Tuan,General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in arecent teleconference to review the sector’s six-month performance.
Notably, Vietnam’s key tourism localities maintained their growth andaffirm their leading role in the sector, including Ho Chi Minh City,Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Da Nang, Quang Nam and Binh Thuan, he said.
Over the past time, a range of large-scale tourism facility projectssuch as international quality hotels and resorts have gone intooperation, illustrating the country’s improvement in tourisminfrastructure and services, he added.
Vietnam’s progress showsthat the country is still an attractive destination in the eyes ofinvestors despite its economic difficulties, he said, adding thatVietnam’s tourism is also highly valued by the international communityand tourism experts.
Since the beginning of this year, the sector has been honoured to receive many prestigious international awards.
Hanoi, HCM City, Hoi An (Quang Nam province) and Ha Long (Quang Ninhprovince) received “ Top Destination in Asia ” awards from theworld’s greatest tourism website TripAdvisor.com.
Thewebsite also ranked three Vietnamese museums, namely the War RemnantsMuseum in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and theVietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi, and the Hon Tam Resort andResidences as the most favourite destinations in Asia.
In addition, street food in Vietnam is regarded as one of the ten most attractive around the world.
The aforesaid reputations help create an encouragement for thedomestic tourism’s development as well as show the attractiveness ofVietnamese tourism in the eyes of the international community, Tuansaid.
However, the sector still reveals limitations andshortcomings that need to be overcome to improve the country’s tourismenvironment and promote the friendly, harmonious and hospitable image ofVietnamese tourism.
Among the biggest challenges faced by thesector over the past time were the phenomena of inviting domestic andforeign travellers with insistence and cheating them in major touristdestinations.
Therefore, one of the key missions specified bythe sector in this year’s remaining months is to focus on managing thequality of tourism products, reorganising the tourism environment andthoroughly dealing with the above-mentioned phenomena, according toTuan.
Specifically, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourismhas completed a project on improving the tourism environment andimage of Vietnam.
Though the global economic downturn has hadnegative impacts on tourism in numerous countries, Vietnam still sees animpressive increase in foreign tourists.
The country receivedmore than 3.5 million foreign visitors in the year’s first half, up by2.6 percent compared to the same period last year. Total earning fromtourism reached 105 billion VND (4.9 million USD).
Indiversifying tourism products, Vietnam has attached importance toexpanding various new tourism models such as land, waterway and searoutes to create a network between destinations in mountainous, highlandand delta regions and those in coastal areas and islands.
Inaddition, the sector has created new specific tourism types, namelywalking, mountain climbing, sea-diving, cave discovering, eco-tourism,sports and entertainment, and meetings, incentives, conferencing andexhibitions (MICE) tourism.-VNA
