Tourists enjoy farming skills at Tra Que herb farm tour service in Hoi An city (Source: vietnamnet.vn) Quang Nam (VNA) - Combining agriculture and tourism has huge potential for Vietnam, but putting the plan into practice is still a long way off. The lack of planning, strategy and training is holding the idea back, said Nguyen Quy Phuong, an official from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), during a recent seminar on sustainable eco-tourism and agriculture and rural development. Phuong said agri-tourism would help local farmers preserve their traditions and culture, while improving the income and living standards. He said with 70 percent of population living in rural areas, the new ‘green’ industry would have rapid growth. “Local farmers could use their produce and production as a craft demonstration to tourists, while earning more from tourism service beyond than the harvest itself,” Phuong said. Phuong said the agri-tourism in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Positive policy making needed for agri-tourism booming
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Contest on tourism startup launched in southern hub
Young startup participants at the event. (Photo: SGGP)The contest consists of four rounds which will occur from April to October 2018. Five projects will be awarded the first prize with a total fund of VND2 billion. Projects which come to the final round will be linked to a network of international investors, consultants, and partners. Contestants can find more information and how to register at the website: http://event.sihub.info/hist/index.php. Mr. Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of the Department of Tourism, stressed attractive tourism products should be made by innovation during the process of shaping and providing services. The launch of the contest offers opportunities for the tourism industry to receive creative ideas and leading travel businesses to create new tourism products in the near future. On this occasion, the two units inked a Memorandum of Understanding to develop an eco-tourism startup system, focusing on mobilizing enterprises, institutes and investment funds to … [Read more...] about Contest on tourism startup launched in southern hub
Top 100 tourism brands in Ho Chi Minh City honored
The Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Tourism held a ceremony at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14 to honor the top 100 tourism brands of Ho Chi Minh City in 2017. At the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2017 The event is part of the activities under the framework of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2018, taking place from April 12-15. Under the theme “Discovering 2018 summer”, the festival featured around 150 booths by travel agencies, hotels, retailers, restaurants, transporters and airliners from both home and abroad. In addition, seminars on introducing tourism information, Gotadi ticket reservations, and improving the efficiency of online tourism were held. On the same day, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Tourism jointly organised the Ho Chi Minh City Innovative Startups in Tourism (HIST) in 2018. The annual contest aims to seek startup projects with sound solutions, feasible products … [Read more...] about Top 100 tourism brands in Ho Chi Minh City honored
HCM City tourism start-up contest begins
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Innovative Startups in Tourism competition kicked off on Saturday. The annual competition is organised by the Departments of Science and Technology and Tourism and is part of the city’s plans to develop a start-up eco-system in the tourism sector over the next two years. Bùi Tá Hoàng Vũ, director of the tourism department, said: “Innovation and improvements are required in the tourism industry to adapt to the higher demands and market trends.” He said the competition would create a great opportunity for the tourism sector to get creative ideas, new tourism products and innovative solutions. It would also help nourish tourism start-ups, he said. The competition comprises four rounds: preliminary, competition, acceleration and training, and the final. Start-ups with innovative solutions, products, technologies and others appropriate for the city’s tourism needs would be chosen. … [Read more...] about HCM City tourism start-up contest begins
Tourism expert finds misson to support Vietnamese start-ups
Viet Nam News By Minh Thu When he was a child, a journey north to Canada from his home in Milwaukee was considered serious travelling to Jason Lusk. So much so, many of the younger minds would believe the 12-drive north was a trip to an amazing and mystical place. That’s the first definition of traveling for Lusk. That’s when his love of the open road began and he’s nurtured the passion for travelling ever since. But now he’s settled here, in Việt Nam, and wants to not only live his dreams, but also to support start-ups in the field of tourism in Việt Nam. Lusk was a former vice president with the American marketing agency Cramer-Krasselt and digital marketing at Microsoft Việt Nam. Now he runs his own marketing agency called Clickable Vietnam. “I built my career in marketing, but my passion has always been travel and learning more about the world,” he said. Dream of traveling Lusk grew up in Milwaukee. It was not the kind … [Read more...] about Tourism expert finds misson to support Vietnamese start-ups