Vietnam Tourism: Policies and Practice

Annals of Tourism Research, 1994

After going through 3 decades of war, it was only in 1975 that the war-torn Vietnam was finally reunified as one country. The early years after that were difficult and faced social and political challenges to try different reforms to the country. It was in 1986 that the government implemented 'Doi Moi' reform programmes which included marketoriented reform measures to help revamp her economy. The programme was successful and after 1990, her economy reported on the average 8 percent GDP growth annually.

Palarch's Journal of Archeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 2021

Amongst all tourism destinations, South Central Coastal provinces are the most eminent ones as they play a significant role in the sectorial, local and national socioeconomic development in Vietnam. Amongst those provinces, Binh Thuan province is always in the spotlight as an object of interest of many tourists, tourism companies and reseachers. In this article, we present the so far comprehensive process of tourism development of this specific tourism region. Reviewing the latest literature on the topic and subject of research, we identify diverse factors and carry out analysis on how they impact the tourism development of this province. Based on the presented potentials and panorama picture of Binh Thuan province tourism industry and based on the obtained research results in this paper, we deliver several solutions boosting its future development in the next 5-year period.

2019

The external environment has deteriorated during the first half of 2019, and downside riskspredominate in the near-term. Global GDP growth is projected to decline to 2.6 percent in 2019 from 3 percent in 2018, reflecting broad-based weakness in advanced economies and major Emerging Market and Developing Economies. Reflecting slower growth and heightened policy uncertainty associated with protected trade tensions, global trade growth is protracted to weaken further from 4.1 percent in 2018 to 2.6 percent in 2019. Downside risks include a further escalation of trade disputes between the world's two largest trading nations, while a more pronounced downturn in global activity and increased volatility in financial flows. Amidst rising global headwinds, Vietnam's economic growth momentum has been slowing since the beginning of the year. Vietnam's real GDP growth has decelerated to a still robust 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from a vibrant 7.5 percent pace in the sa...

Sustainable Tourism Development in Vietnam: A Critical Review , 2021

Vietnam has achieved enormous economic growth after a series of reforms in the 1980’s, leading to foreign direct investment and the development of the tourism sector. A tourism industry emerged and has burgeoned with the increase of inbound international tourists. In this introductory paper, we critically discuss the three pillars of sustainable development – economic, environment and social elements and how they are addressed in Vietnam tourism research. As well as introducing the special issue papers, primarily written by local scholars, we suggest future research directions. In this special issue, the papers offer Vietnamese scholars’ voices, their interpretations, methodological approaches, and conceptualisations, as they explore sustainable tourism practices and development in Vietnam. These papers provide meaningful insights for future tourism development and research directions.

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam, since the inauguration of the open door policy within the reform programme of doi moi, can be divided into five periods. This periodization is based on a study and analysis of the evolving roles of accommodation-providers in Vietnam tourism and the shifting patterns of state-owned enterprises, foreign direct investment and private businesses/small and medium-sized enterprises in this sector. Each period, and each transition between consecutive periods, is investigated in terms of the dynamics of interrelations between public, private and foreign operators, and the interaction of the accommodation sector with other political, social and economic factors in Vietnam during this era of transition. The paper concludes by identifying factors and trends that best characterize the evolution of Vietnam's tourism accommodation sector over the last two decades.

As many countries increase their efforts to develop tourism in order to boost their economy and to attain development, the concept of sustainable tourism has become a major issue as well as an important

IAEME PUBLICATION, 2021

As a province with many potentials and advantages in tourism development, Phu Tho has made good progress, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. The study focuses on analyzing the current status of sustainable tourism development in Phu Tho province. Research results show that Phu Tho tourism has achieved remarkable results: The growth is not yet stable, tourism activities still have many negative impacts on the environment, the preservation and promotion of cultural values are still limited, etc. The article proposes three groups of solutions, including solutions for mechanisms and policies; groups of solutions for human resource development; a group of solutions to promote, promote and strengthen tourism cooperation and association to develop sustainable tourism in Phu Tho in the future.

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2021

This article presents achievements and limitations related to sustainable tourism development in coastal provinces of Vietnam. Through the research process, this study found that sustainable tourism development had many positive benefits for a variety of stakeholders, including community, local government, cultural and natural environment and the tourists. Although the principles of sustainable tourism development are beneficial, their implementation is an enormously difficult task due to the prevailing socioeconomic context, political conditions and institutional settings in the developing world. This article assesses the current status of sustainable tourism development in coastal provinces of Vietnam, reflecting gap between the policy planning and its implementation towards that end. On that basis and based on so far achieved successes and limitations, we propose preliminary solutions for ecotourism and cultural tourism development as ways of reaching sustainability.

Staying at the strategic place in the South East Asia, Vietnam is a high-populated, low middle-income developing country. Although it has recently attained some recognized achievements in social and economic development, and international integration, the country is facing big opportunities and challenges of improving its competitive ability and business environment. The Government's development strategy towards 2025 has considered the tourism industry as one of the most powerful competitive abilities of Vietnam. Being at the central of the South East Asia and the Asia-Pacific area, Vietnam got a long and beautiful coastal line from North to South, with many attractive, local specialities. Many nature beauty spots have been globally recognized by UNESCO not only for their unique attraction but also their historical and cultural value. Besides the natural and physical cultural heritage (Ha Long Bay, Sa Pa, Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Cam Ranh Bay, Son Doong cave, Mekong Delta, the Complex of Hue monuments, Hoi An ancient town, etc), Vietnam is also proud of its intangible cultural heritage like: Nha Nhac – Vietnamese court music, Ca Tru singing, worship of Hung King, or the space of Gong culture in the Central Highland, etc. However, the tourism services in Vietnam are not high appreciated in compare with its neighbours. To attract tourists come from other international markets with high incomes and demand, Vietnamese tourism businesses and authorities need to understand the customer behaviour, purchasing intention and attitude, and other influencing factors so that the tourism marketer 2 will be able to highlight and enhance the Vietnamese tourism image in the international visitors' perception, especially in our priceless cultural heritage. Besides, once the local people realize the advantages from doing tourism, they will realize the necessity of retaining the traditional professionals, cultural customs and natural environment for their long-term benefits. It would be the basement for local government to plan the general strategy for sustainable development, especially for rural and mountainous areas. Thus, the papers are inclusive of 5 parts as below: