In the first seven months of this year, 7.6 million Asian visited Vietnam, up 8.8 percent year-on-year, accounting for 77.6 percent of total international arrivals. Vietnam welcomed 9.8 million foreigners in January-July, up 7.9 percent year-on-year, putting the country on track to meet its annual target of receiving 18 million foreigners this year, according to the General Statistics Office. Chinese and South Korean tourists accounted for over two-thirds of the country’s total arrivals. Despite a 2.8 percent year-on-year decrease in January-July, China remained the country’s biggest feeder market with 2.89 arrivals, followed by South Korea with 2.4 million. The January-July period saw the highest rise in Thai visitors at 227,400 arrivals, a 48.2 percent increase, followed by Taiwan (27.6 percent), South Korea (22.1 percent), Indonesia (21.2 percent), the Philippines (19.6 percent), Malaysia (13.9 percent and Japan (12.9 percent). The launch of several domestic and … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism surge remains overwhelmingly Asian
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Airlines raise Vietnam tourism on global stage
The December revelation of co-operation between Thien Minh Travel JSC CEO Tran Trong Kien, and AirAsia Group counterpart Tony Fernandes, to develop in the Vietnamese market caused quite a stir among investors and brought joy to many Vietnamese people. Thien Minh Group has already strongly invested in the aviation sector since 2014, although its last dip into Vietnam failed to materialise. Meanwhile, Malaysian-based AirAsia has three times previously attempted to penetrate the Vietnamese market, notably with the signing of an unsuccessful strategic partnership with budget carrier Vietjet eight years ago. But these blips did not force the two CEOs out of the game. While Kien shared that every experience is special and gives him motivation to try new things, Fernandes asserted that Vietnam is the latest country to lure AirAsia, where this brand operates through a joint venture in low-cost aviation. “If AirAsia wants to be a true airline of Southeast Asia, we must affirm our presence … [Read more...] about Airlines raise Vietnam tourism on global stage
Vietnam tourism achieves important accomplishments in 2018
The Hanoitimes - In 2018, Vietnam welcomes 15.5 - 15.6 million foreign visitors and caters to 80 million domestic tourists, earning total revenue of VND620 trillion (US$26.6 billion), according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). Private sector should be involved in airport structure Vietnam urged to expand visa waiver scheme to lure visitors Vietnam welcomes 15 millionth foreign holidaymaker in 2019 Impressive growth Vietnam tourism has achieved many important accomplishments in 2018, contributing to enhancing Vietnam’s reputation as a safe destination, friendly and increasingly attractive to international friends. In the more than 30 years since the inception of the open door policy, the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has been on the rise. In 1994, Vietnam received roughly million foreign holidaymakers and it took 11 years for the number of tourist arrivals to reach 3 million in 2005. From 2005, it only took 5 years for the number of … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism achieves important accomplishments in 2018
Low labor productivity plagues Vietnam tourism industry
Despite the recent robust growth in tourism, productivity remains very low, Nguyen Xuan Thanh, development director of Fulbright University Vietnam, said at the 2018 Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit Wednesday. In 2000 Vietnam revenues from tourism were $1.23 billion, and they had rocketed to $22.7 billion last year. However, it was only VND77 million ($3,297) per worker in the industry, equal to 40 percent and 45 percent of Thailand and Malaysia’s respectively. Thanh blamed it on the lack of skills and skewed training. The current tourism scenario demands workers with a variety of skills including general knowledge, foreign languages, soft skills, professionalism, and management skills but the training mainly focuses on specific professional skills and ignores the practical requirements, he said. Pham Hong Dung, deputy general director of Vietnamese private firm Muong Thanh Group, which owns more than 50 hotels and hotel projects across the country, said many workers … [Read more...] about Low labor productivity plagues Vietnam tourism industry
Vietnam tourism hamstrung by lack of funds for marketing
The International Tourism Fair was held in HCMC last September by the tourism ministry and the city. Originally meant to attract visitors to the country, the fair, over the last 14 years, has instead become a place for foreign tourism agencies to find outbound Vietnamese tourists. At Japan and South Korea's tourism booths, guests get to try on traditional costumes. The Japanese booth was the biggest one this year. It and those of Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea dazzled with their modern design and eye-catching images that drew visitors like a magnet. The Cambodian booth had an idol of a four-sided god and a full-sized replica of a temple, and entertained visitors with non-stop music and dance performances. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism's (VNAT) booth on the other hand barely distinguished itself from last year with the agency thinking large photos of tourist attractions would suffice. Meagre tourism promotion budget At many meetings, VNAT leaders said the … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism hamstrung by lack of funds for marketing