Vietnam Holidays: A Close Encounter with Mother Nature

If any country in the world accommodates breath-taking islands, dense caves, eye-catching beautiful beaches, clean and tidy natural view of the various mountains, lush green forests, rivers and lakes, then surely it is Vietnam. Because of all these things at one place, Vietnam has now become one of the most stunning holiday destinations in the world. This fascinating Asian country is steeped in the history with an assortment of people, cultures and scenes that attract travellers globally to celebrate their holidays in Vietnam. Put simply, the country is rich in history and culture intermingled with varied influences that have presided over the country as well as its people.

Brief introduction of Vietnam

Vietnam is impressively beautiful from the north, where pointy mountains and lush rice paddies line the Chinese border. And if talking about the south, you will see the mighty Mekong flowing to the sea. No doubt, unforgettable beauty of Halong Bay’s limestone islands, the emerald rice paddies of the far north, lush flora of the Highlands and long white sands of China Beach will all leave an enduring mark on your memory and make your Vietnam tour and holidays memorable. (more…)

Making Tourism Sustainable In Vietnam With Asian Travel Vietnam

In growing numbers, visitors from all over the world are now arriving in Vietnam, whether for the sandy beaches, to explore the Unesco World Heritage listed sites, to escape to the mountains, or simply to experience the warmth of the Vietnamese people. Vietnam must grasp this unique opportunity and ensure all its visitors are given the best that the country has to offer. Following the trend taken by tourism and other industries throughout the world in the 21st century, Asian Travel Vietnam now familiar with terms such as “sustainability”. The question now is how to ensure Vietnam takes the right path to become a sustainable yet attractive tourist destination. Not only does Asian Travel Vietnam want to take you to the farthest corners of the Vietnam, we want to do so in a way that preserves the local environments and communities we sell. This way the nation’s most exciting regions will stay that way for generations to come. For that reason, a portion from each Asian Travel Vietnam branded tour booking is donated to local community causes or to preserve eco-friendly tourism in our top selling regions. We not only to help lure first time- visitors to the country but importantly, to create an environment which will encourage visitors to return to Vietnam time and time again.

Asian Travel Vietnam  is a leading independent travel company offering unbeatable value for Vietnam travel. Asian Travel Vietnam offer an unique luxury experience for discerning travellers who desire quality, style and gracious service. Asian Travel Vietnam offer a full range of in-store and online services catering for both the leisure and corporate business traveller in Vietnam.

Our experienced staff also have personally travelled to hundreds of destinations in Vietnam and Asian . Their first hand knowledge of the Vietnam’s most exciting cities, remote beaches and hotels ensure that your tailor made holiday is perfect in every way. Utilising Asian Travel Vietnam’s special rates impressive savings on flights, hotels, tours and insurance can be realised. (more…)

Vietnam Tourism: Toward Impressive, Sustainable Growth

Growth is impressive … In the past nearly 10 years, tourism service and administration activities have been changed much. The results of tourism activities have reflected important growths and contributed to the cause of national industrialisation and modernisation, demonstrated by the increasing proportion of the industry in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Vietnam only served 2.33 million international arrivals in 2001, but the figure was 4.235 million arrivals in 2008, representing an annual growth of 8.91 per cent per annum. Domestic visitor arrivals reached 20.5 million in 2008, representing a growth 8.34 per cent per annum. Tourist product systems as well as infrastructure systems have been improved not only in quantity but also in quality in recent years as tourism has increased. With respect to accommodation facilities, in 2008, the country had 4,856 accommodation facilities with 123,050 rooms, including 296 facilities ranked from three stars to five stars. The room growth was 15.16 per cent per annum. The number of international and domestic travel companies continuously increased to serve growing number of tourists. By the end of June 2009, Vietnam had 764 licensed international travel companies, more than 10,000 domestic travel companies, and 6,000 international tour guides (at the end of 2008). Travel companies of Vietnam have caught up with the levels of foreign travel firms, and have increased cooperation and enlarged market shares. The most notable change is the soaring investment capital for the tourism industry by both domestic and international investors. Many world-class seaside resorts and ecological tourist sites have given a facelift to the Vietnamese tourism industry and made Vietnam a promising tourist centre of the region and the world. Incomes in foreign currencies increased from US.3 billion in 2005 to US billion in 2008. Tourism not only has not only been good economically, but also has affected many social aspects of Vietnamn. At present, the tourism industry has 1,035,000 labourers, of which 285,000 people are direct workers and 750,000 people are indirect workers. As much as 42.5 per cent of tourism workers are certified and some 40.8 per cent of the tourism workforce can speak English, Chinese, French and other languages. Human resources training for the tourism industry have been improved. The country now has 40 universities with tourism training units, 43 tourism vocational high schools and hundreds of small-scaled tourism training centres. (more…)

Analysis Of The Tourism Industry In Vietnam – One Of The Fastest Growing Tourism Destinations

Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012 Report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Vietnam-Tourism-Industry-Forecast-to-2012.html )  provides information about the growth of Vietnam’s tourism industry.

Since the opening of its economy to the world markets in the 1990s, Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has experienced unprecedented growth. In 2008, the tourism industry generated more than US$ 4 Billion in tourism receipts, indicating the importance of tourism industry in Vietnam’s economy, says our report “Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012″. Being a source as well as destination market, the Vietnamese tourism industry has grown nearly twice as fast as GDP in recent years.

Vietnam is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. Recently, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) named Vietnam as the world’s fourth fastest-growing tourist destination. In 2008, the country recorded around 4.25 Million foreign visitor arrivals, an increase of around 2% from 2007. However, this growth was comparatively slower than over 16% recorded in 2007 due to global economic slowdown. Total outbound tourists from Vietnam also achieved an all-time record high in 2008.

Our report provides an exhaustive information on the Vietnamese tourism industry and studies its past, present and future scenario. It offers a detailed study on the forces driving the industry and discusses key factors making Vietnam a potential tourism destination.
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