The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has chosen “Tourism and Rural Development” for the 2020 edition of the World Tourism Day.

Accordingly, the local tourism departments and associations have instructed the units to actively study the message of the UNWTO, and to actively communicate widely about the 2020 World Tourism Day through information channels such as the website, social network of units and businesses.

Vietnam responds to World Tourism Day.

Meanwhile, the units were urged to raise awareness of businesses and workers in the tourism sector about the role of tourism in rural development, in order to support the recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic and contribute part of the implementation of the United Nations' sustainable development goals.

It is necessary to build and exploit products for tourism and rural development in the localities that are very attractive and high quality.

* On the occasion of World Tourism Day (September 27), along with 37 world cultural heritage sites, the Tomb of Tu Duc at the Complex of Hue Monuments has been selected to view in 3D thanks to Google Search's new augmented reality (AR) tool.

Accordingly, users from all over the world can discover more information and experience images of the Tomb of Tu Duc in AR format, helping to spread the cultural and tourism image of Thua Thien Hue Province in particular and of Vietnam in general.

Earlier, the Tomb of Tu Duc was one of 30 iconic monuments to be digitized as part of a Google project aimed at preserving some of the world’s most significant heritage sites.

The collection is part of Google’s Open Heritage Project, an initiative which enables Internet users around the world to explore iconic locations in 3D, discover the tools used by digital preservationists, and download high-resolution images of world heritage sites.

Tourism sectors in Vietnam, India seek ways to overcome obstacles

A webinar on the prospects for Vietnamese-Indian tourism cooperation in the post-pandemic era was held on September 17, bringing together representatives from some 200 travel companies, hotels, and media agencies from the two countries.

New approach in building model of craft village-based tourism

Developing craft village-based tourism has been eyed as a direction for boosting socio-economic factors in many localities in the Red River Delta. However, such a model has not yet been well implemented, requiring a new approach in building a sound model which can preserve and promote the cultural values of traditional villages while facilitating tourism growth.

An Giang launches tourism stimulus programmes

The southern province of An Giang will coordinate with Ho Chi Minh City and other localities in the south to launch tourism stimulus programmes with the aim of restoring the tourism sector as the Covid-19 outbreak has now been brought under control, according to Director of the An Giang provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Khanh Hiep.

Farming tourism promotes and consumes products in Bac Giang

(BGO) – Tapping the advantages, recently several localities in the northern province of Bac Giang have built up farming tourism with initial effectiveness which helps promote the local consumption to farm produce, create more new and attractive tourism products to be expanded. 

Vietnam launches website promoting sustainable tourism to foreign tourists

The “Green Travel” website, a Vietnam’s official tourism website for foreign tourists has been launched recently at the address www.vietnam.travel/sustainability.

Source: NDO