Tourists in Mekong Delta Tien Giang province (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’sVietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the firm VnTrip recentlysigned an agreement on building a database of 360 degree pictures of tourismdestinations.
The move is expected to promote Vietnamese tourism and attract moreforeign tourists. The database will be connected with the Southeast Asia andglobal tourism systems to form a smart tourism management model.
Addressing the signing ceremony in Hanoi on September 12, VNAT ViceDirector Ha Van Sieu said Vietnam is an attractive destination for foreigntourists. The country has received the “Asia’s Leading Destination” award fromthe World Travel Awards, he noted.
Sieu stressed that the fourth industrial revolution has affected allaspects of life, including tourism. He said that the VNAT has paid muchattention to applying technology in tourism promotion in all markets, whilebacking projects and programmes using high technologies.
Under the deal, the VNAT and VnTrip will work together in applying 360degree picture technology in tourism, while building a VnTrip application toaccess the 360 degree pictures, providing communications technology solutionsin tourism, enhancing the efficiency of online tourism promotion andintroducing digital products serving tourists.
The VnTrip 360 project aims to supply online services to tourists in a convenientmanner at low prices.
Over the years, VnTrip and the VNAT have collaborated in many tourismcampaigns, events and programmes such as “Super Selfie,” and #WhyVietnam, whichuse social networks in tourism promotion.-VNA
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