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A corner of Ha Long Bay - Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is taking full advantage of the second DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi to promote its tourism as the whole world is paying special attention to the event and the host country, said a tourism official. The second DPRK-USA Summit is an international event of global concern and thousands of reporters from many news and press agencies around the world have come to Hanoi to cover the meeting and they have seen with their own eyes the city’s beauty and attractions, Ha Van Sieu, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). The successful hosting of the summit will help Vietnam raise its position and prestige in the world arena, and gain more sentiments from foreigners, thereby attracting more international tourists, even those who have not known much about Vietnam, and encouraging them to spend more during their holidays in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes best of DPRK-USA Summit to promote tourism

In his opening speech, Mr Sieu described the DPRK-USA summit as significant world-class event, noting that this is a golden opportunity to promote Vietnamese tourism and elevate the image of the country and people to the world. There are about 3,000 reporters from around the world coming to Vietnam to report on the event as well as social, cultural and tourism aspects in Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general. International reporters will have the chance to directly explore destinations and experience distinctive tourism products and services of Hanoi and Vietnam as well. The VNAT leader underscored the importance of the strong support of international reporters in disseminating information on Vietnam’s destinations, tourism services and products in the world’s leading media, social networking sites and websites. Several tourism businesses such as Saigontourist and Hanoitourist also affirmed their willingness to provide reporters with the best services and free tours … [Read more...] about 3,000 foreign reporters to receive free tours in Vietnam

(VEN) - With the aim of encouraging tour guides to improve their performance in order to better meet the needs of travellers, the Vietnam Tourism Association’s (VTA) Vietnam Tour Guides Association (VNTG) is launching a pilot program to rank guides on the basis of their knowledge and skills. According to VTA data, Vietnam currently has more than 23,000 guides for inbound and outbound tourism, and the figure is almost 30,000 if voice-over guides and guides at specific tourist attractions are taken into account. However, only about five percent of these guides have signed a work contract with tour operators, while the remaining 95 percent work on a freelance basis. VTA Chairman Vu The Binh said the service by freelance tour guides is often substandard, negatively affecting the tourism sector’s prestige. At some tourist attractions, guides are required to meet fewer and fewer conditions and requirements, he said. The EU has helped the VTA’s Vietnam Tour Guides … [Read more...] about Tour guide rating piloted in Vietnam