Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Representatives ofover 200 tourism businesses attended a conference on improving management oftourism operations on July 21 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam served more than 6.2 million foreigntourists in the first six months of the year, up 30.2 percent against lastyear, and 40.7 million domestic travellers, said Nguyen Van Tuan, DirectorGeneral of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) at the event, whichwas co-held by the VNAT and Vietnam Tourism Association.
Tuan added that Vietnam raked in 254.7 trillionVND ( 11.2 million USD) from tourism, a year-on-year increase of 27.1 percent.
Towards the goal of 13 million internationalvisitors in 2017, the country needs to enhance tourism quality and services bychecking and reshuffling tourism activities, he noted.
The Director General suggested travel agenciesand hospitality establishments should proactively take measures to upgradeservice quality for the development of tourism as a key economic sector, addingthat the Administration will continue inspecting and withdrawing star-standardcertifications of disqualified hotels.
It will work with local authorities to organiseinspections of tourism sites and travel agents in the time ahead, he noted.
Vu The Binh, Vice Chairman of Vietnam TourismAssociation, suggested that it is necessary to give training to tour guides onthe 2017 Tourism Law as well as professional skills.
He added that the Association will coordinatewith the VNAT to provide businesses with latest update on tourism management policiesand the Tourism Law.-VNA
Vietnam served more than 6.2 million foreigntourists in the first six months of the year, up 30.2 percent against lastyear, and 40.7 million domestic travellers, said Nguyen Van Tuan, DirectorGeneral of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) at the event, whichwas co-held by the VNAT and Vietnam Tourism Association.
Tuan added that Vietnam raked in 254.7 trillionVND ( 11.2 million USD) from tourism, a year-on-year increase of 27.1 percent.
Towards the goal of 13 million internationalvisitors in 2017, the country needs to enhance tourism quality and services bychecking and reshuffling tourism activities, he noted.
The Director General suggested travel agenciesand hospitality establishments should proactively take measures to upgradeservice quality for the development of tourism as a key economic sector, addingthat the Administration will continue inspecting and withdrawing star-standardcertifications of disqualified hotels.
It will work with local authorities to organiseinspections of tourism sites and travel agents in the time ahead, he noted.
Vu The Binh, Vice Chairman of Vietnam TourismAssociation, suggested that it is necessary to give training to tour guides onthe 2017 Tourism Law as well as professional skills.
He added that the Association will coordinatewith the VNAT to provide businesses with latest update on tourism management policiesand the Tourism Law.-VNA
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