The Vietnamese tourism authority is doing a survey for starting an overland tour to neighboring Laos. Officials from the Vietnam National Administration for Tourism (VNAT), the central Nghe An province's tourism department, and 11 outbound tour agencies are evaluating a road route through central Vietnam. The route goes through National Highway 7 in Nghe An, the Nam Can check post to Xieng Khoang, Luang Prabang, and Vientiane in Laos before returning to Vietnam through the Cau Treo check post in Ha Tinh province and National Highway 8. … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism agencies eye road trip to Laos
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Vietnam tourism agency has new chief
Hoang Tuan Anh became head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Thursday, replacing his former boss Vo Thi Thang who retires after 10 years in the job. Anh, the deputy head until now, and Thang signed off on the official papers in Hanoi the previous day. Hoang Anh Tuan, new head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism agency has new chief
Vietnam tourism agencies brace for WTO challenges
Vietnamese tourism companies seem set for stiff competition from foreign rivals with great financial and professional capabilities once the country accedes to the World Trade Organization. Joint ventures could break up with the foreign partner wishing to go it alone while bankruptcy and defection of trained workers to foreign competitors would be major threats. … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism agencies brace for WTO challenges
Vietnam tourism kept being promoted in China
Vietnam National Tourism Administration and several tourism agencies will operate two programs to promote and introduce Vietnam's destinations to their Chinese counterparts in September and October. As scheduled, Vietnamese tourism agencies will participate in Guilin International Tourism Exhibition Fair on September 16th to 18th. The fair is expected to welcome some 800 tourism units from 50 countries and territories over the world and 16 Chinese provinces. A road-show to introduce Vietnamese tourism and to meet with Chinese businesses and agencies will be held on October 16th to 22nd in three provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian. China is a main market for Vietnam tourism, accounting for one fourth (nearly 786,000 arrivals) of the international tourists to Vietnam in the first seventh months of this year. This year has seen a decline in Vietnam tourism promotion programs in China; however, this market grew 53.5 per cent, mainly for destinations in northern and central … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism kept being promoted in China
Boosting promotion and advertisement Vietnam tourism
(Cinet)- May 30, in Ha Noi, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism coordinate with the Vietnam Tourism Association and Management Board of the Environment – Society- Responsible Tourism (ESRT) programme held a conference on promotion and advertisement Vietnam tourism 2013. The conference was held to review the effects of tourism promotion activities from 2000 to now; propose solutions until 2020 and vision to 2030 to improve professionalism and effectiveness of tourism promotion activities. The participants focus to discuss the orientation and solutions on tourism promotion to 2020; Viet Nam Tourism Marketing Strategy to 2020 and Action Plan 2013 - 2015 (EU Project). Representatives of tourism enterprises, tourism promotion centres shared experience on strengthening tourism promotion activities such as improving professionalism of tourism promotion activities, developing Viet Nam tourism brand, mobilizing resources for tourism promotion, ect. Speaking to opening the … [Read more...] about Boosting promotion and advertisement Vietnam tourism