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VNAT Director General Nguyen Trung Khanh said the whole tourism industry is focusing on reviving the domestic market through cooperation among localities and travel businesses nationwide. He advised companies to conduct surveys, work with others, and introduce tourist offerings in such big cities as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. He also urged them to prepare to welcome foreign visitors as soon as the pandemic is controlled outside Vietnam and its borders are opened, focusing on markets with high growth potential like the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, Chinese Taipei, Australia and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. … [Read more...] about Authorities strive to restore domestic tourism to pre-pandemic levels

Since the amended Housing Law took effect on July 1, 2015, 549 certificates for land-use rights and ownership of houses and other properties built on land (red book) have been granted to foreign institutions and individuals. According to Huynh Tan Vinh, CEO of Furama Resort, many other countries allow foreigners to buy tourism properties, which is one solution to attract investment in the business field. … [Read more...] about Vietnam considers allowing foreigners to buy tourism property

The Vietnam Tourism Association has chosen Imperial International Hotel College, a member of the Imperial Group to be its partner in the program by developing a 16-week international standard short course. This move is considered as a solution to redress the imbalance between unemployed university graduates and shortage of high-quality labor in the hospitality management in four or five-star hotels. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to pilot hotel school model to improve human resources

Vietnam was ranked 77th out of 140 countries in the Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum in 2018, down three places from the 74th a year earlier. Of the 12 pillars that made up its final score, Vietnam stood at 94th in terms of institutions and 101st in business dynamism. … [Read more...] about Eight reasons behind gap in Vietnam’s productivity level and regional peers

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia will see a huge loss in revenue generated from tourism sector of around 3 billion USD this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Khmer Times reported. Minister of Tourism Thong Khon reportedly said during the launch of additional safety measures for tourism-based business that the pandemic has hardest hit the tourism sector around the world and Cambodia will see its foreign and local visitors decline by about 70 percent and 50 percent respectively this year. During the first four months, Cambodia welcomed 1.16 million foreign visitors, a decline of 52 percent compared with the same period last year, he said. The country's Ministry of Tourism this week has introduced additional safety measures for hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, resorts and transportation to contain the pandemic spread after signs of tourism activities are rebounding. So far, around 3,000 tourism-related businesses in Cambodia have been closed, leaving more than 45,400 people … [Read more...] about Cambodia to lose 3 billion USD in revenue from tourism sector