Tourism sector urged to step up restructuringThe restructuring of the tourism sector should be conducted in a synchronous manner across all related sectors like transport, trade, services and customs, delegates said at a workshop in Hanoi on December 22. Phu Quoc, Kien GiangThe workshop was held to collect recommendations from experts and business managers to help the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism complete a plan on tourism restructuring. Dr. Luong Hoai Nam, from the National Tourism Advisory Board, was of the view that the visa policy should be improved, including expanding the scope of tourism visa exemption and online visa issue while streamlining visa procedures. Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said restructuring the tourism sector is one of the solutions to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector as set forth in the Politburo’s Resolution No. He stressed that tourism restructuring is necessary as tourism development has remained modest as compared with Vietnam’s potential, resources and expectations, adding that Vietnam has lagged behind many regional countries in this field.

Source: VietNamNet News December 22, 2017 13:30 UTC