Vietnam's tourism industry has taken off in recent years, especially among domestic visitors with growing appetites and budgets for travel. "Now with the cable car there, village residents no longer have jobs, mostly becoming freelance construction workers." But still, he decided to take the cable car down and agreed that more people can enjoy the mountain because of it. But without sustainable growth Sapa risks "shooting itself in the foot", said Hubert de Murard, manager of the Topas Ecolodge about 18 kilometres (11 miles) from Sapa town. "We need to be a bit more careful to avoid the mistake of mass tourism in Sapa."

Source: Bangkok Post November 06, 2016 07:31 UTC