Do these shortcomings hold challenges for the Vietnam tourism sector, particularly in the context of international competition?
That’s right. I think the sector is facing strong pressure and fierce competition in the coming period. The shortcomings of the sector are challenges to the tourism of Vietnamese tourism industry. However, these shortcomings are being gradually dealt with. Could you please explain in a specific way? A: Our viewpoint is that we cannot impose “destinations” on tourists, particularly as tourists have many options of various destinations. Clearly, fierce competition requires us to improve tourism products and service quality. To make it come true, in my opinion, we need to focus on solving five following basic issues: Firstly, it is necessary to enhance co-operation between the Vietnam tourism industry with other industries and ministries through specific programmes. The tourism sector is impossible to develop when the infrastructure is poor. Secondly, we need to map out and build international-standard resorts and “trademark” regions for tourism. In the past times, some luxury resorts hav
