In people’s thoughts, touring in Hanoi means visiting ancient streets, watching water puppetry, visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Museum of Ethnology. The itinerary has not changed over the last many years.
It is estimated that 40 percent of travelers only stay in Hanoi as a transit point before leaving for other tourism sites.
Having dinner, watching water puppetry, and that’s all
The contest of ASEAN tourist guide has just been held for the first time in Yogyakarta (Indonesia) by ASEAN Tourist Guide Association and Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
18 tourist guides from 9 countries including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam participated in the contest enthusiastically to promote ASEAN as a common destination.
Growth of Vietnam tourism depends on adequate and appropriate infrastructure, which serves the needs of tourists and encourages further investment by enterprises in the competitive tourism industry.
The government had tried to help the Vietnam travel industry to mobilize investment capital for infrastructure with its strategic promotional program “Vietnam tourism development, 2001-2010” that eventually attracted investments for 316 projects.
It is now the high inbound tourism season. However, companies of Vietnam tour seem to be not too optimistic about the number of travelers.
The high inbound tourism season in winter lasts from October to March. While some travel firms put high hopes on the new season, many others only wish they will have the same number of clients as the same period of the last year. Especially, some have reported sharp falls in the number of travelers who have booked tours so far.
Most tour operators in the inbound segment worry about a fall in international visitor arrivals though the high season has started, as the global economic slump has taken its toll on the hospitality industry.
The high season for inbound tourism lasts from October to March, but the number of customers from Asian markets this season is estimated to fall 20%-30% year-on-year at Lac Hong Voyages Co., Ltd.
The name of Vietnam’s first Tourism Ambassador, “Ly Nha Ky”, is likely a Chinese name, so it is difficult to help market Vietnam’s tourism to the world, said Viet Circle Tourism Company’s director, Phan Dinh Hue.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 21, appointed actress Ly Nha Ky as its first tourism ambassador for one year, starting from September 2011. The actress started her new role by a press conference in Hanoi on September 28. The decision has stirred up a public outcry.
In people’s thoughts, touring in Hanoi means visiting ancient streets, watching water puppetry, visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Museum of Ethnology. The itinerary has not changed over the last many years.
It is estimated that 40 percent of travelers only stay in Hanoi as a transit point before leaving for other tourism sites.
Having dinner, watching water puppetry, and that’s all
An international exhibition titled “Food and Hotel Vietnam 2011” opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City on September 28.
The event attracted 373 companies from 30 nations and territories around the globe such as Australia, Belgium, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Poland.
On display at the exhibition were the latest technologies for the hotel industry, including products related to lighting, interior decoration, management systems, packaging, information and communications.
Despite having a beautiful coastline, Vietnam needs to do much to develop beaches and island tourism from planning to creating tours, to protecting beaches and islands with the engagement of coastal fishermen. This work should be done through cooperation between the State and enterprises and is a common task of the whole community.
Tourism exploitation reveals limitations
Vietnam has taken further steps toward joining an open sky market of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with an aim at supporting strong trade and tourism growth and regional economic integration.
Vo Huy Cuong, director of Air Transport Department at the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, said Vietnam had agreed to liberalize cargo and passenger services markets with many members of the ASEAN bloc, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
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