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Nov 21, 2018 / 20:48

First-ever Vietnam Tourism Summit draws many foreign firms

Under the 2018 Vietnam Economic Forum’s framework, the Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit will take place in Hanoi between December 5 and 6.

More than 1,500 delegates, 500 CEOs from a large foreign companies, and 300 experts are expected to attend the 2018 Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit, the first of its kind in the country.

Foreign enterprises that will attend the forum include Flight Centre Group (Australia), Virgin Group (the UK), H.I.S Group (Japan), TUI Hotels and Resorts (Germany), Minor Group (Thailand), among others.

 
First-ever Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit expects to welcome over 1,500 delegates. Photo: VGP
First-ever Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit expects to welcome over 1,500 delegates. Photo: VGP
The event is hosted by the Private Sector Development Committee (PSD), and co-organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), and VnExpress newspaper, with the support of Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
The forum aims to analyze and discuss current challenges facing Vietnam’s travel industry, and propose solutions to boost the sustainable development of tourism nationwide. The summit will also give investors a thorough look at strategies, objectives, and opportunities within Vietnam’s tourism landscape.
According to the organizing board, the 2018 Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit will have two key sessions titled “The need for tourism industry restructuring and development toward more sustainability” and “To sustainable Vietnam tourism development until 2030”, with reports and speeches delivered by prominent figures from Air Asia, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and others.
Under the Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit’s framework, all delegates will discuss at different sessions, including the need for tourism industry restructuring and development toward more sustainability, tourism infrastructure and logistics for sustainable growth, hosted by Travel Advisory Board accelerating Vietnam’s tourism growth through better consumers’ insights hosted by BCG and Google, the development of high-quality human resources for the present and future of tourism industry: The crucial factor of restructuring processes, among other topics.  
The Vietnam Economic Forum is a national economic forum aimed to discuss key issues and strategy regarding Vietnam’s macroeconomy. At the same time, the forum maintains constructive dialogues on public and private policies between the private sector, the government and stakeholders.
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