Developing tourism must be treated following market rules: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Ministers Vuong Dinh Hue and Vu Duc Dam attended a meeting held on September 14 to discuss a draft master plan to develop the tourism sector by 2020.
Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Vuong Dinh Hue said that it is time to raise awareness and change the mindset about developing tourism, which must be treated following market rules.
To make tourism a key industry, proper policies and mechanisms for tourism are needed, he stressed at the meeting to discuss a draft master plan to develop the tourism sector by 2020.
Deputy PM mentioned some policies, including restructuring tourism towards professionalism, modernity and sustainable development on the basis of the market economy and international integration.
This would require a review of tourism planning and making a tourism plan by 2020 with a vision to 2030 on three key points, including infrastructure, diversification of tourism products and construction of proper tourism culture.
It is also necessary to complete related mechanisms and policies to mobilise all available resources in developing tourism and add specific policies for tourism development on taxes and prices.
The Deputy said that the plan should highlight that Vietnam is a safe and stable destination for tourists.
The plan needs measures to increase information dissemination, popularity, communications for tourism promotion and solutions to support tourism businesses and increasing State management efficiency over tourism, Deputy PM Hue said.
He agreed with the plan to establish a Department of Tourism in localities where tourism was developed.
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam said the plan should have measures to improve sanitation, emphasising that keeping the environment at tourism sites clean is important.
According to a representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more attention should be paid to upgrading and preserving tourism attractions.
Under the master plan, tourism is hoped a key economic sector by 2020, attracting 15 million international tourists and 75 domestic ones, contributing 10 percent to the country’s GDP.
Total revenue from the sector is expected to reach 32.5 billion USD during the 2015-2020 period.
To improve the human resources quality, the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) has established a tourism training association to increase management capacity at training facilities as well as competitiveness of its members.
At a recent national conference on tourism development in the central province of Quang Nam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc required tourism departments at universities and colleges to improve training quality.
To make tourism a key industry, proper policies and mechanisms for tourism are needed, he stressed at the meeting to discuss a draft master plan to develop the tourism sector by 2020.
Deputy Prime Ministers Vuong Dinh Hue makes a speech at the meeting.
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This would require a review of tourism planning and making a tourism plan by 2020 with a vision to 2030 on three key points, including infrastructure, diversification of tourism products and construction of proper tourism culture.
It is also necessary to complete related mechanisms and policies to mobilise all available resources in developing tourism and add specific policies for tourism development on taxes and prices.
The Deputy said that the plan should highlight that Vietnam is a safe and stable destination for tourists.
The plan needs measures to increase information dissemination, popularity, communications for tourism promotion and solutions to support tourism businesses and increasing State management efficiency over tourism, Deputy PM Hue said.
He agreed with the plan to establish a Department of Tourism in localities where tourism was developed.
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam said the plan should have measures to improve sanitation, emphasising that keeping the environment at tourism sites clean is important.
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Under the master plan, tourism is hoped a key economic sector by 2020, attracting 15 million international tourists and 75 domestic ones, contributing 10 percent to the country’s GDP.
Total revenue from the sector is expected to reach 32.5 billion USD during the 2015-2020 period.
To improve the human resources quality, the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) has established a tourism training association to increase management capacity at training facilities as well as competitiveness of its members.
At a recent national conference on tourism development in the central province of Quang Nam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc required tourism departments at universities and colleges to improve training quality.
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