Vietnam has jumped five steps to claim the 75th seat of 141countries in the 2014–2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index(TTCI) rankings, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) report.
The biennial report is based on four criteria: tourismenvironment (Vietnam received 4.6/7 points), policies (3.7/7 points),infrastructure (2.9/7 points) and culture and natural resources (3.2/7points).
The country’s tourism sector ranked 22 nd in price and 132nd in sustainable tourism development.
Although the rankings are relatively low, Vietnam has continuouslymoved up in the TTCI rankings; the country ranked 89th in 2009 and 80thin 2013.
The TTCI aims to address factors and policies toencourage development in the tourism sector in different countriesaround the world.
The top ten countries in the WEF’s TTCIrankings are Spain, France, Germany, the US, the UK, Switzerland,Australia, Italy, Japan and Canada.-VNA
The biennial report is based on four criteria: tourismenvironment (Vietnam received 4.6/7 points), policies (3.7/7 points),infrastructure (2.9/7 points) and culture and natural resources (3.2/7points).
The country’s tourism sector ranked 22 nd in price and 132nd in sustainable tourism development.
Although the rankings are relatively low, Vietnam has continuouslymoved up in the TTCI rankings; the country ranked 89th in 2009 and 80thin 2013.
The TTCI aims to address factors and policies toencourage development in the tourism sector in different countriesaround the world.
The top ten countries in the WEF’s TTCIrankings are Spain, France, Germany, the US, the UK, Switzerland,Australia, Italy, Japan and Canada.-VNA
