Winners of the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 were honored at a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 9 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and Vietnam Tourism Association. Winners of Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 honored at the ceremony - Photo: VGP The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the State Steering Committee on Tourism, Vu Duc Dam, and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Thien. 85 outstanding travel agencies, hotels, services providers and carriers in the country were honoured at the event for their positive contributions to Vietnam’s hospitality sector over the past year. Categories in the awards included the: Top 15 five-star hotels, Top 15 four-star hotels, Top 10 inbound tour providers, Top 10 outbound tour providers, Top 5 Automobile Carriers, Top 10 restaurants, Top 5 tourist attractions, Top 10 golf courses, and Top 5 tourism investment groups. Over its 19 editions, the awards have contributed to raising the … [Read more...] about Winners of Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 honored
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Vietnam tourism flourishing, seeking bigger spenders
Enhanced imageVietnam’s tourism sector ended 2017 on a high, after fully fulfilling the tasks assigned by the prime minister.Hoang Nhan Chinh, head of the Tourism Advisory Board secretariat, said the number of foreign visitors grew 30 percent in 2017. According to the government’s assessment of Vietnam’s economy, services contributed the most to the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2017, of which domestic trade and international travel were the main driving forces. “This is a valid assessment of the contribution and importance of tourism in national economic development,” Hoang Nhan Chinh said.The impressive growth of the tourism sector in 2017 was attributed to various factors, in particular, the successful organization of APEC 2017 events that raised awareness of the country’s standing among the 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Nguyen Tien Dat, deputy director of the TransViet Travel Co., Ltd, said that … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism flourishing, seeking bigger spenders
Hanoi’s three famous tourism sites presented with Vietnam Tourism Award 2014
The Hanoitimes - According to the organisation board of Vietnam Tourism Award 2014, Hanoi’s Temple of Literature, Vietnamese Women’s Museum and Vietnam Museum of Ethnology have been named among the 5 leading tourism sites in the country. Addressing the award ceremony on July 9, which coincides with the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the tourism industry (July 9), Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said the award aims to honour businesses’ contributions to boosting economic development, and preserving cultural identities. The Vietnam Tourism Award 2014 was also presented for 2 other nationally renowned tourism sites, including My Son Sanctuary (in the central province of Quang Nam) and Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort (in central Danang city). The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also presented the "For the cause of Culture, Sports and Tourism" insignia to 19 outstanding individuals who have made great contributions to the tourism industry’s … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s three famous tourism sites presented with Vietnam Tourism Award 2014
Vietnam tourism works to promote brand name
PANO - A workshop on Vietnam tourism promotion took place on May 30th, put on by the Vietnam Administration of Tourism, the Vietnam Tourism Association, and the managing board of the Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme. The workshop discussed the summary report about tourism promotion activities from 2000 to now, and recommended solutions to popularise the tourism promotion strategy until 2020 in Vietnam. Besides, delegates shared experiences in improving the quality and effectiveness of tourism promotion activities, as well as put forward proposals to foster professionalism for tourism promotion activities to access target markets. They also underlined that Vietnam tourism should heighten awareness of tourism environmental protection and promote the growth of domestic visitors. Translated by Quynh Trang … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism works to promote brand name
Vietnam tourism promotion discussed in Hanoi
and Socially Responsible Tourism (ESRT) Capacity Development Programme organised a meeting on Vietnam's tourism promotion in 2013, in Hanoi. The meeting attracted the participation of representatives from 34 tourism departments, 7 associations and 44 tourism promotion companies. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Head of VNAT, Nguyen Van Tuan affirmed that the initiatives, suggestions and solutions put forth at the meeting would contribute to promote strengths and improve the quality and effectiveness of tourism promotion activities, contributing to reaching the goals of the overall strategy and planning for Vietnam's tourism development until 2020, with a vision to 2030. The meeting was organised to summarise and assess tourism promotion activities from 2000 to now, in order to have accurate analysis on advantages and difficulties to draw lessons. Participants focused on discussing orientations, missions and solutions for tourism promotion activities until 2020, popularising the … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism promotion discussed in Hanoi