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Local workers wait for tourism activities to resume
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to draft plans on national tourism promotion and resumption of tourism from countries that have controlled the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel agencies are eager to resume tourism activities and host international tourists, but they need unified procedures on how to safely conduct tourism. Chairman of HG Group Ngo Minh Duc said that some of his company’s employees who took care of foreign tourists in the past have been transferred to the domestic tourism segment. “The domestic segment takes up a small portion of the company’s activities since high-end tourism services and international flight routes are popular mostly among international travellers,” Duc said. Duc said he hoped that some international routes to countries and territories that have efficiently handled the COVID-19 pandemic such as the Republic of … [Read more...] about Local workers wait for tourism activities to resume
Fitch Solutions revises up Việt Nam’s 2020 GDP growth
Growth of manufacturing, the largest sub-sector at 17 per cent of GDP, slowed to 3.2 per cent y-o-y, from 7.1 per cent y-o-y in Q120, as activity stalled due to Viet Nam’s movement restrictions in April. With Việt Nam’s restrictions having been lifted, Fitch expected manufacturing growth to recover over the second half of the year. … [Read more...] about Fitch Solutions revises up Việt Nam’s 2020 GDP growth
Vietnam has opportunity to create new tourism products
If Vietnam tries to save all by ‘giving one drop of milk to each person’, no one would be able to develop with the current limited resources. Therefore, it would be better to gather strength to help big businesses to develop, and they would serve as the ‘locomotive’ to help smaller businesses. He said travel firms need to launch a comprehensive strategy, from promotion programs with attract discount rates and new product launching to service improvement and safety standard upgrading. … [Read more...] about Vietnam has opportunity to create new tourism products
Connectivity crucial for domestic tourism to reboot post-COVID-19
Hanoi (VNA) - Enhancing connectivity between tourism service providers and promoting the role of major travel companies would help the domestic tourism sector address its existing problems, a recent meeting in Hanoi heard. Proposals were submitted given the increasingly fierce competition between tourism service providers post-COVID-19, when they have no choice but to focus on the domestic market. Many major players have conducted large promotional programmes, pushing smaller firms to the brink of bankruptcy. Jointly held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), and the Private Economic Development Research Board, delegates at the meeting suggested that localities, tourism sites, and tourism businesses join hands to develop attractive packages with good quality and reasonable prices. Major firms should play a leading role in order to create momentum, which would contribute to restarting the domestic tourism market, Head … [Read more...] about Connectivity crucial for domestic tourism to reboot post-COVID-19
