Vietnam’s tourism needs more high-quality workforceVietNamNet Bridge - The tourism and hotel industry is experiencing golden days with a boom in the number of foreign and domestic travelers, while the demand for workers meeting international standards is increasing rapidly. The tourism industry is experiencing golden daysAccording to the chair of the Vietnam Tourism Association Nguyen Huu Tho, there were 1 million direct workers in the tourism industry in 2016. Hundreds of hotels in Phu Quoc are seeking workers in large quantities, but they cannot recruit workers on the spot. With the predicted growth rate of 25-35 percent per annum, Vietnam would need 2 million high-quality workers for tourism. The productivity of Vietnam’s tourism and hotel sector is just equal to one-fifth of Singapore’s, one-tenth of Japan’s and one-fifth of Malaysia’s.
