There were 3.5 million international tourist arrivals to Vietnam during the first six months of 2013 with a mere growth of 2.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
The six-month growth rate of 2013 is much lower than that of 2012 (13.9 percent) and that of 2011 (18.1 percent).
The Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung analyzed in a recent national meeting that the decline in international tourists over year is due to the fact that tourists are increasingly targeted by scam and rip-off artists or annoyed by street vendors in major destinations such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Sam Son, Ha Long, Vung Tau, Nha Trang, and Da Lat.
And the reputation of Vietnam is therefore badly hurt, which also has a negative impact on the country’s tourism competition. To solve these problems, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to impose heavier punishments on those who harm the environment and the safety of tourists.
This photo report is a vivid illustration of problems the Vietnam tourism is facing.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
RSS Feeds
