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Vietnam promotes responsible tourism for sustainable development
Translated by Thu Minh 18:50, 2016/10/08
Sustainable tourism is both a target of and a solution to tourism development, contributing to providing more jobs and alleviating poverty at tourism destinations, Head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan said at the conference in Hanoi on October 7.
A conference to review the results after 6 years of implementing the European Union funded - project “Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development" (EU-ESRT) was held in Hanoi on October 7.
Head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan speaks at the conference.
Head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan speaks at the conference.
The event was organised by the European Union funded - project “Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development" (EU-ESRT). 
The conference mainly mentioned on responsible tourism for Vietnam’s sustainable development.
Discussions were focused on the project’s six year–year results and plans to continue achievements sustainably based on principles of responsible tourism.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Bruno Angelet, Ambassador - Head of the EU Delegation in Vietnam, said: "We have supported Vietnam's tourism industry in the past 10 years and hope the positive results of  the EU-ESRT project will contribute to develop Vietnam's responsible and sustainable tourism".
Addressing the event, Head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan noted that sustainable tourism is both a target of and a solution to tourism development, contributing to providing more jobs and alleviating poverty at tourism destinations. He stressed that after six years of implementation, the project has helped increase public awareness of responsible tourism, and responsible tourism has become a significant part of Vietnam’s tourism policies and practical activities. 
The project successfully implemented the Private-Public Discussion (PPD) mechanism by establishing Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) and Destination Management Operation (DMO), marking crucial progress in the country’s tourism management methods. 
The 12.1-billion-EUR project was deployed under the instruction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism from 2011 to November 2016.
The project focused on supporting policy and strengthening institutions, developing organisational structure, building an effective private-public cooperation network and raising public awareness of responsible tourism.
 
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