Việt Nam has many strong points to help its tourism industry grow and compete with other countries in the region, said tourism expert Phạm Trương Hoàng from the National University of Economics.
The third annual ‘Chiec Thia Vang'' (Golden Spoon) competition to
identify the country''s best chefs and dishes has been launched by the
Binh Duong Province-based Minh Long I Company and the Business Studies
and Assistance Centre.
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) presented brand
guidelines to help tourism agencies effectively use slogans and brands
in promoting tourism in the country this morning.
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has launched a programme
to promote in-country tourism by Vietnamese as part of national efforts
to mobilise the national economy.
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism
(VNAT) and travel firms have organised a number of tourism promotion
programmes and road shows in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, hoping to
attracting one million Japanese tourists in 2015, double last year''s
number.
Tourists are being asked to send holiday videos and
their feelings about their trip to the country to the Green Viet Nam
Video Contest, which aims to promote tourism and raise people''s
awareness of sustainable tourism.
As part of its efforts to crack down on harassment of tourists, the
Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has instructed travel firms
to report all such instances.
The Viet Nam National Administration for Tourism has
unveiled plans to open a representative office in Tokyo later this year
as part of efforts to attract more Japanese tourists to Viet Nam and
promote co-operation between the two countries.
