A corner of Cat Ba tourism site (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - A workshop washeld in Hanoi on August 20 to seek suitable measures for tourism operators andmanagers to promote development of Vietnam’s tourism sector in the context of newtourism development trends in the world.
According to Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Institute for Tourism Development Research underthe Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, theworld’s tourism sector has continued to grow strongly and greatly affected theglobal socio-economic development.
Tourism has become oneof the main pillars of international trade, and an important income source formany developing countries, he said.
Tuan said changing tourism types requiremanagers and investors to have analysis and proper measures, thus appropriatelyoperating the national tourism industry.
According to the World Tourism Organization, Vietnam is one of the ten countrieshaving the fastest tourism growth in the world.
Vietnam’s tourism development strategy to 2030 with a vision through 2050,Vietnam is expected to welcome 32 million foreign visitors by 2025, and about47 million in 2030, with an annual average growth of between 9-11 percent in theperiod, contributing about 14 percent to the national GDP.
Delegates said that Vietnam's tourism industry needs to develop a number ofmodern tourism types and products to meet the demand of tourists by fully tappingadvantages of each region.
Environmentally friendly tourism types such as eco-tourism, community-basedtourism, medical tourism and beauty care are more and more popular at present,attracting interest of holidaymakers.
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Chairman ofthe Scientific Council of the Vietnam Tourism Association, underlined the needto improve the quality of human resources serving the tourism industry, sayingthat this is very necessary to promote the application of science andtechnology into developing smart tourism - one of the new trends of tourismdevelopment in the world.
Vietnam’s tourism sector has set a target ofwelcoming 18 million foreign visitors and serving 85 million local visitorsthis year.-VNA
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